Daniel Vasau

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Daniel Vasau
Personal information
Born (1982-08-01) 1 August 1982 (age 39)
Playing information
Position Halfback
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2000 Tonga
Source: RLP

Daniel Vasau (born 1 August 1982) is a Tongan rugby league footballer who represented Tonga at the 2000 World Cup.

Playing career

Vasau was a Richmond Bulldogs junior and won the Auckland Rugby League's best and fairest award in 2000. [1] He was then included in the Tongan side for the 2000 World Cup. [2] In 2001 he was promoted to play for the Marist Richmond Brothers side in the Bartercard Cup. [3] Later that year he won a Prime Minister's scholarship to help his rugby league career. [4]

In 2004 and 2005 he played for the North Harbour Tigers, earning selection for the NZRL's Presidents selection that played the New Zealand Warriors at North Harbour Stadium on 27 February 2005. [5]

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References

  1. Auckland’s best and fairest Archived 2010-06-05 at the Wayback Machine Auckland Rugby League
  2. Tonga Archived 2000-11-10 at the Wayback Machine BBC Sport
  3. Round 7 Bartercard Cup Teams [ permanent dead link ]rleague.com, 26 April 2001
  4. "Scholarships: Mallard gives young athletes cash boost". The New Zealand Herald . 11 April 2001. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  5. NZ Presidents Selection / 2005 Tag International Series Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine leagueunlimited, 24 February 2005