Sami Sauiluma

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Sami Sauiluma
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Sauiluma playing for the Mount Pritchard Mounties in 2013.
Personal information
Born (1991-02-14) 14 February 1991 (age 33)
Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia
Height 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 108 kg (17 st 0 lb)
Playing information
Position Centre, Wing, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013–14 Canberra Raiders 15 5 0 0 20
2015 Cronulla-Sutherland 3 0 0 0 0
2016– Gold Coast Titans 0 0 0 0 0
Total 18 5 0 0 20
As of 29 June 2015
Source: Rugby League Project

Sami Sauiluma (born 14 February 1991) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Gold Coast Titans in the National Rugby League. He primarily plays at centre and wing, but can also fill in at second-row and previously played for the Canberra Raiders and Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.

Background

Born in Bankstown, New South Wales, Sauiluma is of Samoan descent[1] and played his junior rugby league for the Woden Valley Rams, before being signed by the Canberra Raiders.

Sauiluma is a cousin of Wests Tigers player Tim Simona.[1]

Playing career

Early career

From 2009 to 2011, Sauiluma played for the Canberra Raiders' NYC team,[2] before moving on to the Raiders' New South Wales Cup team, Mount Pritchard Mounties in 2012.[3]

2013

In Round 15 of the 2013 NRL season, Sauiluma made his NRL debut for the Raiders against the Wests Tigers.[4][5][6] On 19 September, he was named in the Samoan train-on squad for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup,[7][8] but didn't make the final cut.[9]

2014

On 21 September, Sauiluma was named at centre in the 2014 New South Wales Cup Team of the Year.[10] On 25 September, he signed a 1-year contract with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks starting in 2015.[11][12][13]

2015

In Round 9 of the 2015 NRL season, Sauiluma made his Sharks debut against the New Zealand Warriors.[14][15] On 27 September, he was named at centre in the 2015 New South Wales Cup Team of the Year, for a second year in a row.[16] At the conclusion of the 2015 season, he was released by the Sharks.[17] In November, he joined the Gold Coast Titans to train in the 2016 pre-season and try to gain a contract.[17]

References

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