Smith Samau
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| Born | 15 June 1986 Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 91 kg (14 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Centre, Five-eighth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Smith Samau (born 15 June 1986) is a former Samoa international rugby league footballer who plays for the Central Queensland Capras[2] in the Queensland Cup.
Background
[edit]Samau was born in New Zealand.[3] He grew up in Brisbane, Queensland and was educated at Wavell State High School.
Playing career
[edit]Samau signed with the Melbourne Storm in 2006 and played for the Norths Devils in the 2006 Queensland Cup.[4] He made his first grade debut in Round 11 2006 NRL season for the Melbourne Storm.
At the end of the year Samau became a part of the Steve Turner contract negotiations between the Gold Coast Titans, and the Melbourne Storm. Along with Daniel Isaac he was allowed to move to the Titans so the Storm could keep Steve Turner.
He played eight NRL games for the Titans in 2007, playing for the Ipswich Jets in the Queensland Cup when not required.[4] In mid-2009 he was allowed to join the Sydney Roosters.[5] In 2010 he returned to the Ipswich Jets in the Queensland Cup.[6]
Smith is now actively playing for the Central Queensland Capras and Step Brothers. For the Step Brothers he has adjusted to the sport like a duck to water, scoring two tries on debut. Captain Jonesy said "Smithy listens to my instructions. He runs straight back after a touch and rucks the ball up in a perfect triangle formation." Rumour has it Smithy could be nominated the Vice-Captain for next game.
Representative career
[edit]Samau is a Samoan international.[7]
He was named in the Samoan squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup, and played in three matches.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Smith Samau - Central Queensland Capras | Central Queensland Capras". Archived from the original on 13 October 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ Rugby League World Cup 2008 Samoa Team
- ^ a b Smith Samau Archived 28 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine rleague.com
- ^ Walter, Brad (1 April 2009). "Mason happy with future at Roosters". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- ^ Jets fire up to regain Cup pride The Queensland Times, 12 April 2010
- ^ "England 38-14 Samoa". BBC. 5 November 2006. Retrieved 30 July 2008.
- ^ "Samoa, Tonga and Fiji name squads". BBC. 8 October 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2008.
- ^ "Samoa name World Cup Squad". League Unlimited. 5 August 2008. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
External links
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- 1986 births
- Living people
- Samoan expatriate rugby league players in Australia
- New Zealand rugby league players
- New Zealand sportspeople of Samoan descent
- Melbourne Storm players
- Gold Coast Titans players
- Norths Devils players
- Newtown Jets NSW Cup players
- Ipswich Jets players
- Rugby league wingers
- Central Queensland Capras players
- Rugby league fullbacks
- Rugby league centres
- Rugby league players from Auckland
- New Zealand expatriate rugby league players in Australia
- Samoa national rugby league team players
- Samoan rugby league players
- People educated at Wavell State High School