Greg Foe

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Greg Foe
Full nameGregory Foe
Date of birth (1991-12-17) 17 December 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Samoa
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight102 kg (16 st 1 lb; 225 lb)
School Papatoetoe High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Current team Wellington
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014– Wellington 21 (10)
Correct as of 19 November 2016
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011 Samoa U20 3 (0)
2013– Samoa sevens 7 (45)
2016 Samoa A 4 (10)
2016– Samoa 5 (0)
Correct as of 26 November 2016

Greg Foe (born 17 December 1991) is a Samoan international rugby union player who currently plays as a flanker for Wellington in New Zealand's domestic Mitre 10 Cup. [1] [2]

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Senior career

Foe debuted for the Wellington Lions during the 2014 ITM Cup, however that was to be his sole appearance during the competition that year. 2015 was to prove to be a more successful campaign for him on a personal level, making 10 appearances, 5 of which were from the start and then by 2016, he had established himself as a regular in the Wellington side which reached the Championship semi-finals before going down to North Harbour. [3]

International

Born in Samoa, but raised in New Zealand, Foe has represented the land of his birth at numerous levels including; under 20, sevens and Samoa A.[ citation needed ]

He first made the Samoa senior national team in 2016, debuting in the number 7 jersey in a 26–16 defeat against Fiji in Suva. He went on to earn a second cap a week later in a victory over Tonga and later in the year was named in the Samoa squad for the 2016 end-of-year rugby union internationals. [3] [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Peter Umaga-Jensen ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Greg Foe Wellington Lions Player Profile". Wellington Rugby. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Greg Foe itsrugby Player Statistics". it's rugby. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Saints trio named in Samoa squad for autumn tests". Northampton Saints. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
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