James Michael Lay (born 16 December 1993) is a Samoan professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for Super Rugby club Blues and the Samoa national team.^[1][2]

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Lay was born in Samoa, but moved to New Zealand with his parents at age two and attended school in Auckland.^[3][4]

On 23 August 2019, he was named in Samoa's 34-man training squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup,^[5] before being named in the final 31 on 31 August.^[6]