Melbourne Rising Ili played for
Melbourne Rising, the
Melbourne Rebels'
NRC side in the
2015 season. He made seven appearances in the nine-game regular season, starting all of them, and scored tries against
North Harbour Rays,
Perth Spirit and
Sydney Stars as the Rising finished third to qualify for the play-offs. Ili started the play-off semi-final against the
UC Vikings and scored the game's opening try after 16 minutes, but was ultimately on the losing side with the Rising beaten 50–34.
Auckland Ili returned to his native New Zealand for the
2016 season, joining
Auckland. He started on the wing for the team in their opening match away to
Canterbury, where Auckland were beaten 43–3. In September 2016, it was announced that Ili had signed for Irish side
Connacht, and would be joining the team within a week, meaning he would depart before the end of the season.
Connacht Ili joined
Connacht for the
2016–17 Pro12 season. ==Personal life==