Sean Wainui was a New Zealand rugby union player.
10 Facts About Sean Wainui
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Sean Wainui played on the wing for provincial side Bay of Plenty, the Chiefs in Super Rugby, and for New Zealand's Maori international side the Maori All Blacks.
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Sean Wainui was awarded North Harbour's 2013 Maori Colts Senior Player of the Year whilst still in school.
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Sean Wainui was spotted by coach Colin Cooper and had signed with Taranaki at just 18-years-old after an impressive season, not only for his New Plymouth Old Boys club but for the Chiefs development side.
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Sean Wainui made his debut for Taranaki in the 2014 ITM Cup competition, coming on as a replacement against Waikato.
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Sean Wainui made his debut for the Crusaders in round one of the 2016 Super Rugby competition, starting in the outside centre position against the Chiefs.
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On 27 May 2021, Sean Wainui announced on Instagram that he had signed with Bay of Plenty for the 2021 NPC.
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At the age of 19, Sean Wainui was called up to the New Zealand U-20 team in 2015.
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Sean Wainui died at about 7:50 am on 18 October 2021, five days before his 26th birthday, when the car that he was driving crashed into a tree at McLaren Falls Park near Tauranga.
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Sean Wainui's tangihanga was held at Te Sean Wainui marae in Whatatutu on 24 October 2021.