External links
- Toa Samania at ESPNscrum
- Toa Samania at New Zealand Rugby History
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| Date of birth | 20 March 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Apia, Samoa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 196 lb (89 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Toa Samania (born Apia, 4 March 1970) is a former Samoan rugby union player. He played as a fullback.
His first match with Samoa was in the match against Wales at Moamoa, on 25 June 1994, earning 9 caps, 22 points, 2 tries, 3 conversions and 4 penalties. He wasn't called in the Samoan team 1995 and 1999 Rugby World Cups. He retired from the international career after playing against Tonga, at Apia, on 2 June 2001. He played in the NPC for King Country, Taranaki and Bay of Plenty.[ citation needed ]
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