Stacey Ili

Stacey Ili (born 11 May 1991) is a professional rugby union player, who most recently played as a midfield back for in New Zealand's domestic National Provincial Championship competition. From 2021 to 2023 he also played for the in Super Rugby. He was born and raised in New Zealand, but has represented Manu Samoa internationally, for which he is eligible due to his Samoan heritage.

Early life Ili was a student at Onehunga High School in Auckland. While there he played rugby union for the school side. Ili also played basketball for the school. Ili was involved with Auckland from 2012 and played sevens for the side, but did not represent the senior XVs side before his move to Australia to join Melbourne Rising.

Professional rugby career Melbourne Rising Ili played for Melbourne Rising, the Melbourne Rebels' NRC side in the 2015 season. He made seven appearances in the nine-game regular season, starting all of them, and scored tries against North Harbour Rays, Perth Spirit and Sydney Stars as the Rising finished third to qualify for the play-offs. Ili started the play-off semi-final against the UC Vikings and scored the game's opening try after 16 minutes, but was ultimately on the losing side with the Rising beaten 50–34.

Auckland Ili returned to his native New Zealand for the 2016 season, joining Auckland. He started on the wing for the team in their opening match away to Canterbury, where Auckland were beaten 43–3. In September 2016, it was announced that Ili had signed for Irish side Connacht, and would be joining the team within a week, meaning he would depart before the end of the season.

Connacht Ili joined Connacht for the 2016–17 Pro12 season.

Super Rugby statistics

Season Team Games Starts Sub Mins Tries Cons Pens Drops Points Yel Red 2021 AU 8 8 0 554 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 2021 TT 4 3 1 201 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 2022 10 9 1 700 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2023 11 9 2 639 2 0 0 0 10 0 0Total 33 29 4 2,094 4 0 0 0 20 0 0