Potu Leavasa Jr.

Potu Leavasa Jr.

Full name	Potu Leavasa Jr.
Date of birth	(1996-01-10) 10 January 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Motoʻotua, Samoa
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	115 kg (18 st 2 lb; 254 lb)
Notable relative(s)	Potu Leavasa (father)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock/Flanker Current team Palmyra Rugby Club Youth career Auckland Hamilton Marist 2015 Melbourne Rebels Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) Southend Saxons () 2018−2019 Warringah 16 (15) 2020 Austin Gilgronis 6 (0) 2020 Counties Manukau 8 (5) 2021−2022 Zebre 21 (0) 2022 Manawatu Turbos 10 (5) Correct as of 1 Apr 2022 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2018−2019 Samoa A 6 (0) Correct as of 15 Jan 2021

Potu Leavasa Jr. (Motoʻotua, 10 October 1996) is a Samoan rugby union player. His usual position is as a Flanker or Lock and he currently plays for Manawatu Turbos in NPC. ^[1]

In 2020 Mitre 10 Cup season, he played for Counties Manukau. ^{[2] [3]} He played for Italian team for Zebre from 2021 to 2022. ^{[4] [5]}

In 2018 Leavasa was named in the Samoa A squad. ^[6]

References

1. "Manawatū Turbos 2022". @manawaturugby on Instagram. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
2. "Boosted by the signing of former All Blacks captain Kieran Read, Counties Manukau will be looking for a quick ascent back to the Premiership after being relegated in 2019". Mitre 10 Rugby. 31 August 2020.
3. "2020 COUNTIES MANUKAU PIC STEELERS". Counties Manukau Rugby. 31 August 2020.
4. "La fisicità di Potu Junior Leavasa a disposizione delle Zebre Rugby per questa seconda metà di stagione". Zebre Rugby.
5. "LE ZEBRE SALUTANO CINQUE GIOCATORI CHE LASCIANO IL CLUB". Zebre Parma (in Italian). 1 July 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
6. "Samoa extended squad for Americas Pacific Challenge". ARN. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2023.

External links

• Potu Leavasa Jr. at ItsRugby.co.uk