Cody Vai

Codemeru ”Cody” Nanai Vai (born 25 February 2004) is a New Zealand professional rugby union player who plays as a wing for National Provincial Championship club Bay of Plenty and the New Zealand national sevens team.

Early and personal life
His father Kitiona Nanai Vai was a Western Samoa international who played in their 1991 Rugby Union World Cup team. He is the younger brother of rugby players Melani Nanai and Kitiona Vai. His sister Corina Nanai-Vai is also a rugby player and played in the Farah Palmer Cup for the Auckland Storm. He attended De La Salle College, Auckland. He also attended St Peter's School, Cambridge on a scholarship.

Career
He plays for Bay of Plenty as a winger and also played for the Chiefs U20 side.

Vai joined the New Zealand national rugby sevens team as injury cover in 2023 and scored a try on debut. He played as they won the Hong Kong Sevens title in 2023, scoring a try after just 25 seconds in the final against Fiji.

He was a member of the New Zealand Sevens team that retained the Hong Kong title in 2024, scoring a try in the final as they beat France 10-7.