Sami Sauiluma
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| Born | 14 February 1991 Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre, Wing, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Rugby League Project As of 29 June 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sami Sauiluma (born 14 February 1991) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Gold Coast Titans in the National Rugby League. He primarily plays at centre and wing, but can also fill in at second-row and previously played for the Canberra Raiders and Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.
Background
Born in Bankstown, New South Wales, Sauiluma is of Samoan descent[1] and played his junior rugby league for the Woden Valley Rams, before being signed by the Canberra Raiders.
Sauiluma is a cousin of Wests Tigers player Tim Simona.[1]
Playing career
Early career
From 2009 to 2011, Sauiluma played for the Canberra Raiders' NYC team,[2] before moving on to the Raiders' New South Wales Cup team, Mount Pritchard Mounties in 2012.[3]
2013
In Round 15 of the 2013 NRL season, Sauiluma made his NRL debut for the Raiders against the Wests Tigers.[4][5][6] On 19 September, he was named in the Samoan train-on squad for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup,[7][8] but didn't make the final cut.[9]
2014
On 21 September, Sauiluma was named at centre in the 2014 New South Wales Cup Team of the Year.[10] On 25 September, he signed a 1-year contract with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks starting in 2015.[11][12][13]
2015
In Round 9 of the 2015 NRL season, Sauiluma made his Sharks debut against the New Zealand Warriors.[14][15] On 27 September, he was named at centre in the 2015 New South Wales Cup Team of the Year, for a second year in a row.[16] At the conclusion of the 2015 season, he was released by the Sharks.[17] In November, he joined the Gold Coast Titans to train in the 2016 pre-season and try to gain a contract.[17]
References
- ^ a b "Now he's a man, his Raiders jersey fits". Canberratimes.com.au. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ^ "S". Nyc Database. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "St George Illawarra Dragons". Jubilee Avenue. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "NRL 2013 - Round 15". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20140309185038/http://rleague.com/players/Sami-Sauiluma_3974/Matches/. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Rugby League World Cup 2013". Rlwc2013.com. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Milford and Sauiluma selected in Samoan Train-on squad for the World Cup". Raiders.com.au. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ^ "Rugby League World Cup squads". NRL.com. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "2014 VB NSW Cup Team of the Year". NSWRL.com.au. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ^ "Recruitment in Full Swing". Sharks.com.au. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ^ "Sami Sauiluma heartbroken to lose Canberra Raiders jersey". Smh.com.au. 20 September 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ^ "Instagram". Instagram.com. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ^ "Updated: Round 9 NRL team lists". NRL.com. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ^ "NRL 2015 - Round 9". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "2015 VB NSW Cup Team of the Year". NSWRL. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Melbourne Origin Star Extends Deal; Manly Still Recruiting". Foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 21 November 2015.