Epeli Rakai (born circa 1961) is a Fijian former rugby union footballer.
He played as hooker.
His first international cap for Fiji was during the match against Solomon Islands, in Apia, on 8 September 1983.
He also took part at the 1987 Rugby World Cup, playing two matches with the quarter-final lost to France being his last international cap.
Rakai was also part of the South Pacific Barbarians, a team made up of Fijian, Tongan and Samoan players who played a rebel tour in South Africa,[1] among which were present his teammates who played in Suva, such as Severo Koroduadua, Paulo Nawalu and Sairusi Naituku.