Hooker Asafo Aumua will stay with the Hurricanes until at least the end of the 2021 season.

Asafo Aumua and Salesi Rayasi will remain with the Hurricanes and New Zealand Rugby until at least the end of the 2021 Super Rugby season.

The young guns extended their current deals on Friday, even though winger Rayasi only signed his first, one-year with the franchise in October and is yet to make his debut.



Hooker Aumua burst onto the first class rugby scene in 2017 when he had a sensational Mitre 10 Cup season with the Wellington Lions.



That form saw him called up to the All Blacks for their end of year tour when he played against the Barbarians and a France XV.

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GETTY IMAGES Winger Salesi Rayasi has signed a new Hurricanes contract, a matter of months after signing his first.

The 21-year-old made his Hurricanes debut last year and went on to feature in four matches before his season was cut short because of injury.



Rayasi, 22, is a former New Zealand Sevens rep who was selected for the 2019 Hurricanes squad off the back of a breakout year with Auckland as he helped the side win the national Premiership title.

He has impressed coach John Plumtree enough already to warrant locking him in long-term.



"Salesi has shown us already through the pre-season that he has the hunger and desire to succeed at this level," Plumtree said.



"We know what Asafo is capable of and he is really keen to play a key role for the Hurricanes in the coming years."



Hurricanes general manager of rugby Ben Castle said it was important for the club to keep looking ahead to the future and Aumua and Rayasi would play a big part in that.



"They are two young men who we see as being really important over the next three seasons at least and they are as excited as we are," Castle said.

"They are both local players who grew up in Wellington and we are always keen to develop our local talent."