Bubba Lau'ese

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Bubba Lau'ese
Personal information
Born (1983-09-13) 13 September 1983 (age 38)
Auckland, New Zealand
NationalityNew Zealand
Listed height198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Listed weight127 kg (280 lb)
Career information
High school
Playing career2010–2010
Position Forward
Career history
2010 Southland Sharks

Bubba Lau'ese (born Barry Papalii; [1] 13 September 1983) is a New Zealand former rugby and basketball player.

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Early life

Lau'ese was born in Auckland, New Zealand. [2] He attended Surrey Park Primary School in Invercargill, Southland, [1] and Howick College and Onehunga High School in Auckland. [2]

Rugby and basketball

Lau'ese flirted with basketball at secondary school and club level, but made a name for himself on the rugby field. He narrowly missed out on a place in Samoa's squad for the 2007 Rugby World Cup and played second division rugby in Wales and France. [1]

In 2009, Lau'ese was lured back to Invercargill by Rugby Southland and the Excelsior Rugby Club. [1] [3]

That same year, Lau'ese played on the same club basketball team as Southland Sharks coach Richard Dickel. He decided to give the Sharks trials a crack on Dickel's advice and was successful in making the inaugural roster for the 2010 New Zealand NBL season. [1] [4] He played in three NBL games for the Sharks. [5] In July 2010, he played for the Southland Flyers in the Conference Basketball League. [6]

Personal life

As of February 2010, Lau'ese was a probation officer at the Department of Corrections. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Egan, Brendon (5 February 2010). "Big Bubba 'stoked' to land Sharks spot". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Profile – Bubba Lauese". sharksbasketball.co.nz. Archived from the original on 23 May 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  3. ↑ Savory, Logan (20 May 2009). "Town, Country squads named". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  4. ↑ Egan, Brendon (2 February 2010). "Trials end with five more players on roster". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "SOUTHLAND SHARKS PLAYERS 2010-2021". sharksbasketball.co.nz. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "2010 Conference Basketball League" (PDF). Basketball.org.nz. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2015.
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