Lagi Setu
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Personal information | ||||||
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Born | Auckland, New Zealand |
25 February 1988 |||||
Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||
Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb) | |||||
Playing information | ||||||
Position | Second-row | |||||
Club | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
2007–08 | St. George Illawarra | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
2009–10 | Brisbane Broncos | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
2013 | Melbourne Storm | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
2015 | Sydney Roosters | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2015- | Queensland Country | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 76 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
Representative | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
2008 | Samoa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
As of 28 September 2015 | ||||||
Source: Rugby League Project |
Lagi Setu (born 25 February 1988) is a New Zealand professional rugby footballer. In League he primarily plays second-row, prop and lock.
Playing career
Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Setu played his junior football in Ipswich, Queensland, playing rugby union, before being signed by the St. George Illawarra Dragons. He played for the Dragons' Premier League reserve-grade team in 2006. In Round 2 of the 2007 NRL season he made his NRL debut for the Dragons against the Newcastle Knights. In 2008, Setu played 2 games for the Dragons' Toyota Cup team, scoring 1 try.[1]
On 31 July 2008, Setu signed a contract with the Brisbane Broncos starting in 2009.[2]
In 2010, Setu announced he would be leaving the Broncos to serve a 2-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Birmingham, England starting in 2011.[3]
On 13 September 2012, Setu announced his return from his mission, signing a 1-year contract with the Melbourne Storm starting in 2013.[4] His first game was interchange for Storm's 2013 World Club Challenge win over Leeds.
He has signed with the Canberra Raiders for the 2014 season on a two-year deal.[5] Setu didn't make an appearance for the Raiders in the 2014 season.
On 6 November 2014, Setu signed a 1-year deal with the Sydney Roosters for the 2015 season.[6][7]
Representative career
In 2008, Setu was named in the Samoan training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[8][9] He made the final squad and played 2 games.
Rugby Union
After the 2015 Rugby League season, Lagi returned to Rugby Union, signing with Queensland Country[10]
References
- ↑ http://www.rleague.com//db/player/s/setu_lagi/index.php
- ↑ http://www.leagueunlimited.com/article.php?newsid=16713
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ http://www.melbournestorm.com.au/news-display/Storm-builds-strong-front/63919
- ↑ http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-06-25/tupou-leaves-warriors-for-raiders/4777774
- ↑ http://www.nrl.com/lagi-setu-joins-roosters/tabid/10874/newsid/82912/default.aspx?cid=NRL_HP_Latest
- ↑ http://www.zerotackle.com/nrl/lagi-setu-signs-with-roosters-15622/
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/northern-beaches/former-nrl-star-shapes-as-a-dangerman-for-north-harbour-rays/story-fngr8iii-1227563618685
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- New Zealand rugby league players
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- Sydney Roosters players
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- Rugby league second-rows
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- Australian Mormon missionaries
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- 21st-century Mormon missionaries
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- Living people
- Queensland Country (NRC team) players