Riki Flutey

Riki John Flutey (born 10 February 1980) is a New Zealand born rugby union footballer who plays at centre or fly-half for London Wasps in the Aviva Premiership.

Internationally he represents , and was selected for the British and Irish Lions in 2009, having previously represented New Zealand at all age groups.

Rugby career

Born in Wairarapa, Flutey was a member of the New Zealand team that won the U19 World Cup in 1999. He first played for the New Zealand Māori in 2002.

He made his representative debut for Hawkes Bay in 1998, between 1999–2005 he competed for the Wellington Lions in the National Provincial Championship.

Flutey made his debut for the Hurricanes against the Blues in the opening round of the 2002 Super 12.

After making only 5 appearances in the 2005 Super 12 season, Flutey moved to England to play for London Irish.

After his arrival at the Exiles the team achieved a play-off place in the 2005–06 Guinness Premiership, losing to the Leicester Tigers. That season, Flutey also started in the final of the European Challenge Cup, losing to Gloucester Rugby. At the end of the 2006–07 season, Flutey left London Irish to join......
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