Xavier Numia made his Hurricanes debut against the Waratahs in Sydney after being called into the squad as injury cover in the lead-up to the 2019 Super Rugby season.

A former New Zealand Schools and Under-20 represenative, Numia was a schoolboy star out of St Pat's Town.

A winner of the College Sport Wellington Rugby Player of the Year, Numia made his provincial debut for the Wellington Lions in 2018 and was awarded the Rookie of the Year title.