Wallace Sititi


Wallace Sititi is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays as a Number 8 for the Chiefs in Super Rugby and North Harbour in the Bunnings NPC. Born in Samoa, he represents New Zealand national [rugby union team|New Zealand] at international level after qualifying on residency grounds.

Early life

Sititi was born in Samoa, but spent his first five years living in Scotland while his father Semo Sititi played for Border Reivers and Newcastle Falcons. He was named Wallace after the Scottish knight William Wallace, as his parents loved the film Braveheart. Sititi also lived in Osaka, Japan for seven years while his father played for NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes Osaka.
Sititi attended De [La Salle College, Auckland], where he was deputy head boy and captained the First XV.
He played club rugby for Auckland Marist.

Club career

Sititi has represented in the National Provincial Championship since 2022, being named in their full squad for the 2023 Bunnings NPC. He was selected for the New Zealand U20s in 2022. He was named in the squad for the 2024 [Super Rugby Pacific season].

International career

On 24 June 2024, Sititi was named in the first All Blacks squad of the year for the 2024 Steinlager Ultra Low Carb Series. On 20 July 2024 Sititi made his All Blacks debut as a replacement in the test match against Fiji played at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego, California. Later that year, Sititi was named World Rugby Men’s 15s Breakthrough Player of the Year at the World Rugby Awards, and won the All Blacks Player of the Year award at the 2024 ASB New Zealand Rugby Awards.