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| Born | 25 February 1988 Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lagi Setu (born 25 February 1988) is a Samoa international rugby league footballer. In rugby league he primarily plays second-row , prop or lock.
Born in Auckland, New Zealand. Setus’ family moved to Ipswich, Queensland, where he was educated at Ipswich Grammar School. [2]
He played his junior football in Ipswich Jets, also playing rugby union, before being signed by the St. George Illawarra Dragons.
He played for the Dragons' Premier League reserve-grade team in 2006. In round 2 of the 2007 NRL season he made his NRL debut for St. George Illawarra against the Newcastle Knights. In 2008, Setu played twenty games for St. George's Toyota Cup team, scoring 1 try. [3]
On 31 July 2008, Setu signed a contract with the Brisbane Broncos starting in 2009. Setu played 21 games for Brisbane in the 2009 NRL season as the club reached the preliminary final but were defeated 40-10 by Melbourne. [4]
In 2010, Setu announced he would be leaving the Brisbane Broncos to serve a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Birmingham, England starting in 2011. [5]
On 13 September 2012, Setu announced his return from his mission, signing a one-year contract with the Melbourne Storm starting in 2013. [6] His first game was interchange for Storm's 2013 World Club Challenge win over Leeds.
He has signed with the Canberra Raiders for the 2014 NRL season on a two-year deal. [7] Setu didn't make an appearance for the Raiders in the 2014 season.
On 6 November 2014, Setu signed a one-year deal with the Sydney Roosters for the 2015 NRL season. [8] [9]
In 2008, Setu was named in the Samoan training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup. [10] [11] He made the final squad and played 2 games.
After the 2015 Rugby League season, Lagi returned to Rugby Union, signing with Queensland Country. [12]
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