Pasami Saulo

Pasami Saulo

Personal information
Born	(1998-08-01) 1 August 1998 (age 25) Belmont, New South Wales, Australia
Height	190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	103 kg (16 st 3 lb)
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2018–22 Newcastle Knights 27 0 0 0 0 2023– Canberra Raiders 23 0 0 0 0 Total 50 0 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2020 Māori All Stars 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1] As of 7 March 2024

Pasami Saulo (born 1 August 1998) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League (NRL).

He previously played for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL.

Background

Saulo was born in Belmont, New South Wales, Australia.

He played his junior rugby league for Fairfield United and the Maitland Pickers, before being signed by the Newcastle Knights. He is of Samoan and Māori descent.

Playing career

Early years

In July 2016, Saulo played for the Australian Schoolboys. ^[2] From 2016 to 2017, he played for the Newcastle Knights' National Youth Competition team. ^[3] In November 2017, he re-signed with the Knights on a 2-year contract until the end of 2020. ^[4]

2018

In 2018, Saulo played some games for Newcastle in the new Jersey Flegg Cup competition, ^[5] but mostly appeared in their Intrust Super Premiership NSW side. ^[6] In round 22 of the 2018 NRL season, Saulo became the 300th player to play NRL for the Newcastle club, after making his debut against the New Zealand Warriors, playing off the interchange bench. ^{[7] [8]}

2019

Saulo played three games for Newcastle in the 2019 NRL season as the club finished 11th on the table. ^[9]

2020

Saulo played seven games for Newcastle in the 2020 NRL season as the club qualified for the finals. Saulo did not play in Newcastle's finals campaign which ended in the first week after they were eliminated by South Sydney. ^[10]

2021

Saulo was limited to only three appearances for Newcastle in the 2021 NRL season. He did not play in Newcastle's elimination final loss to Parramatta. ^[11]

2022

Following the conclusion of the 2022 NRL season, Saulo signed a two-year deal to join Canberra ahead of the 2023 NRL season. ^[12]

2023

Saulo played a total of 22 matches for Canberra in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 8th on the table and qualified for the finals. Saulo played in Canberra's 30-28 elimination finals loss to Newcastle. ^[13]

Statistics

Year	Team	Games	Tries	Pts
2018	Newcastle Knights	3
2019		3
2020		7
2021		3
2022		11
2023	Canberra Raiders	22
	Totals	49

*denotes season competing

References

1. Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Pasami Saulo - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
2. "Australian Schoolboys team". 16 July 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
3. "S". 27 December 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
4. "Knights re-sign Pasami Saulo". 10 November 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
5. "Newcastle v Canterbury". 9 July 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
6. "Knights name ISP and Jersey Flegg Round 20 teams". 24 July 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
7. "Round 22 squad: Brown names young prop for NRL debut". 7 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
8. "Round 22: NRL team lists announced". Daily Telegraph.
9. "2019 SEASON REVIEW NEWCASTLE KNIGHT". Nothing But League.
10. "2020 season by the numbers". www.nrl.com.
11. "Parramatta Eels defeat Newcastle Knights 28-20 in NRL elimination final". ABC News. 12 September 2021.
12. "Pasami Saulo Canberra Profile". www.raiders.com.au.
13. "Ricky turned losing a club legend into a winning season. Now for his biggest challenge - Brutal Review". www.foxsports.com.au.

External links

• Newcastle Knights profile