Daniel Leo

This article is about the rugby player. For the boss of the Genovese crime family see Daniel Leo (mobster).

Daniel Leo

Personal information
Full name	Daniel Leo
Date of birth	October 2, 1982 (1982-10-02)
Place of birth	Dunedin, New Zealand
Height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight	17 st 8 lb (112 kg)
Club information
Position(s)	Lock
Current club	Union Bordeaux Bègles
Senior clubs*
Years Club Apps (points) 2006–2010 2010– Sunnybank Reds Wasps Bordeaux 70 (15)
Representative teams**
2005– 2006 Samoa Pacific Islanders 30 (0) 3 (5)
* Professional club appearances and points counted for domestic first grade only. ** Representative team caps and points correct as of 19 December 2011.

Daniel Leo (born 2 October 1982) is a Samoan rugby union footballer.

Career

Leo can play in the second row or as a back row forward. Since 2010, he has played for Union Bordeaux Bègles in the Top 14 having played several seasons for London Wasps in the Premiership. He also plays for Samoa.

Before joining London Wasps, Leo, who was born in New Zealand but moved to Australia when he was 18, played for Sunnybank in the Queensland Competition, as well as the Queensland Reds. He made his international debut for Samoa at the Telstra Stadium in Sydney against Australia in June 2005. He was included in the Pacific Islanders squad that toured Europe in late 2006. He was also selected in the Samoa squad for the 2007 Rugby World Cup and the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

External links

• Wasps profile