Danny Lima

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Danny Lima
Personal information
Full nameDanny Lima
Born (1975-07-27) 27 July 1975 (age 47)
Western Samoa
Playing information
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight110 kg (17 st 5 lb)
Position Prop
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
19?? Otahuhu Leopards
1994 Auckland City Vulcans 80000
1995–96 Eastern Suburbs 70000
1998 Canberra Raiders 29000
2001–02 Northern Eagles 261004
2003 Manly Sea Eagles 1740016
2004–06 Warrington Wolves 6290036
2006 Salford City Reds 90000
2007 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 30000
RC Albi 00000
SO Avignon 00000
Total134230056
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1995–2004 Samoa 62000
Source: [1] [2]

Danny Lima (born 27 July 1975) is a Samoan former professional rugby league footballer who played as a prop in the 1990s and 2000s. [1] He was a Samoa international. [3]

Contents

Background

Lima was born in Samoa.

Playing career

Lima played at club level in Australasia for the Otahuhu Leopards, the Auckland City Vulcans, the Sydney Roosters, the Canberra Raiders, the Manly Sea Eagles, the Northern Eagles with whom he played in the club's last ever game a 68–28 loss against Penrith and Melbourne Storm, and in the Super League for the Warrington Wolves, the Salford City Reds and the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats.

Lima coached at Warrington Wizards before taking up a playing role in France. [4] He played for RC Albi in France, but left after club went under liquidation, as well as SO Avignon. [5]

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  2. "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "England 38-14 Samoa". BBC. 5 November 2006. Retrieved 30 July 2008.
  4. "Warrington Wizards History". Warrington Wizards. 26 March 2008. Archived from the original on 28 February 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2008.
  5. "SO Avignon". sang-et-or.net. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.