Sam Huihahau

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Sam Latu
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Personal information
Full nameSam Huihahau
Born (1988-06-21) 21 June 1988 (age 34)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight89 kg (14 st 0 lb)
Playing information
Position Wing
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2008 South Sydney 20000
2010–11 Wests Tigers 20000
Total40000
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2009 Tonga 11004
Source: [1]
As of 29 June 2011

Sam Latu (born 21 June 1988) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. He played at representative level for Tonga, and at club level for Mascot Jets and Balmain Ryde-Eastwood Tigers, in the National Rugby League (NRL) for the South Sydney Rabbitohs and the Wests Tigers, and Newtown Jets, as a wing.

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Background

He was born as Sam Huihahau in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Career

Latu played junior football with the Mascot Jets. [2] His first-grade debut was for the South Sydney Rabbitohs against the Cronulla Sharks at ANZ Stadium in round 5 of the 2008 NRL season. He spent 2009 with the Canberra Raiders without making an appearance.

In 2010, Latu joined the Wests Tigers. He made his club debut near the end of the season, but injured his knee in the match, and failed to make another appearance that year. [3] His next appearance was in round 6 of 2011, covering for injuries to Beau Ryan and Lote Tuqiri. [4]

Midway through the 2011 season, Latu was released by the Wests Tigers to join Sydney Roosters feeder club, Newtown Jets

Latu was named in the Tonga training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "Player Profiles – Sam Latu". NSWRL. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  3. ↑ Josh Massoud and James Phelps (11 August 2010). "Bad break for tough Thurston". Daily Telegraph (Sydney). Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  4. ↑ "Live and kicking: Gold Coast Titans vs Wests Tigers". Brisbane Times. 15 April 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
  5. ↑ "Tug-of-war over Mason". Sky Sports. 5 August 2008. Archived from the original on 16 September 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
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