Samu Wara
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Full name | Samu Wara | ||
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Date of birth | 24 January 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||
Height | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). | ||
Weight | 92 kg (14 st 7 lb) | ||
Rugby union career | |||
Playing career | |||
Position | Winger | ||
Amateur clubs | |||
Years | Club / team | ||
2010–12 | Northern Suburbs, NSW | ||
Professional / senior clubs | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2013–14 2014 |
Oyannax NSW Country Eagles |
10 7 |
(0) (10) |
correct as of 5 December 2014. | |||
Super Rugby | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2011 2012 |
Brumbies Force |
0 9 |
(0) (15) |
correct as of 22 May 2012. |
Samu Wara (born 24 January 1986 in Sydney) is an Australian professional rugby union footballer. His regular playing position is on the wing.
Career
Wara was born and raised in Leichhardt, where he played junior rugby league. He went on to play NSWRL Premier League with Balmain Ryde Eastwood Tigers in 2007. He joined South Sydney's feeder club North Sydney Bears in 2008, where he played in the NSW Cup in 2008 and 2009.[1][2] Wara made the NSW Cup Team of the Year in 2008.
He switched codes in 2010 to play rugby union with Northern Suburbs, and was selected to join the Brumbies academy by then coach Andy Friend. Wara was included in the Brumbies squad for 2011, but Friend was sacked at the start of the season and Wara did not get to play in the senior team.[1][2] Wara joined the Western Force and made his franchise debut in Week 1 of the 2012 Super Rugby season against the Brumbies in Canberra.[3] He went on to earn 9 caps over the season for the Force.[4]
After a brief stint playing in Port Macquarie in 2013,[1] Wara joined French Top 14 club Oyannax for the 2013–14 season.[4]
Reference list
External links
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- 1986 births
- Australian rugby union players
- Australian expatriate union players
- Australian people of I-Taukei Fijian descent
- Western Force players
- Oyonnax Rugby players
- North Sydney Bears players
- New South Wales Country Eagles players
- Rugby league wingers
- Rugby union wings
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- Rugby union players from Sydney
- People from Sydney
- Living people
- Expatriate rugby union players in France
- Australian expatriates in France
- Australian rugby league players
- Balmain Ryde-Eastwood Tigers players
- Brumbies players