Phillip Leuluai

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Personal information
Full namePhillip Leuluai
Born (1977-07-16) 16 July 1977 (age 47)
Auckland, New Zealand
Playing information
Height6 ft 2 in (1.87 m)
Weight16 st 3 lb (103 kg)
Position Prop, Second-row
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2005–07 Cronulla Sharks 301004
2007–10 Salford City Reds 8770028
2010–11 Lézignan Sangliers 132000
Total130100032
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2000–07 Samoa 50000
Source: [1]
Education St Paul's College, Auckland
Relatives James Leuluai (brother)
Thomas Leuluai (nephew)
Macgraff Leuluai (nephew)
Kylie Leuluai (nephew)
Marley Leuluai (great nephew)

Phillip Leuluai (born 16 July 1977) is a former Samoa international rugby league footballer who played as a second-row or occasional prop for the Salford City Reds in the Super League.

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Background

Leuluai in Greenlane, Auckland, New Zealand. He is of Samoan heritage.

Playing career

An Otahuhu Leopards junior, Leuluai previously played for the Eastern Tornadoes, Newtown Jets and Cronulla Sharks.

He joined Salford City Reds on 27 August 2007 after their Aussie head coach Shaun McRae signed him on a 2+1⁄2-year contract for an undisclosed figure.

He joined the French club Lézignan Sangliers for the 2010/11 season. [2]

Representative career

Leuluai represented Auckland in the 1997 Super League Challenge Cup, and Auckland South in the 1999 National Provincial Competition. [3]

He toured Australia with the New Zealand Residents in 2000. [4] [5]

In 2002 Leuluai toured France and the United States with New Zealand 'A'. [6]

Leuluai was named in the Samoa training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup but did not make the final squad. [7]

In 2009 he was named as part of the Samoan side for the Pacific Cup. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Rugby League Project
  2. ↑ "Saints' Smith signs Salford deal". BBC News. 12 July 2010.
  3. ↑ Jessup, Peter (16 March 1999). "Rugby League: Injury gives Hoppe a starting chance". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  4. ↑ Johns named halfback and captain AAP Sports News (Australia), 10 October 2000
  5. ↑ NZ Residents end trip with a flourish The Press, 27 July 2000
  6. ↑ 2002 NZ A NZRL Official Site
  7. ↑ "Samoa name World Cup Squad". League Unlimited. 5 August 2008. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
  8. ↑ Poching names strong Samoan squad Archived 10 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine therhinos.co.uk, 6 October 2009
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