Lui Naeata (ナエアタ ルイ, Naeata Rui, born 2 February 1994 in Tonga) is a Japanese rugby union player, who most recently played as a flanker for Toyota Industries Shuttles Aichi in the Japan Rugby League One competition.
One of his most remarkable games for Kobelco Steelers was a 97–0 thumping of NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes on 2 February 2020, in which he scored five tries.
[1] On 1 November 2022, 2nd division club Toyota Industries Shuttles Aichi announced the signing of Naeata.
After Shuttles Aichi failed to earn promotion to the first division, the club announced the departure of Naeata on 30 June 2023.
He played in Tonga's three pool matches, but missed their victorious fifth place play-off game against Portugal due to a suspension for a dangerous tackle.