Joe Galuvao

Joe Galuvao

Galuvao in 2005
Personal information
Full name	Joseph Frederick Galuvao
Born	(1978-07-08) 8 July 1978 (age 38) Auckland, New Zealand
Playing information
Height	181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	106 kg (16 st 10 lb)
Position	Second-row, Prop, Centre, Fullback
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1998–00 Auckland Warriors 27 4 0 0 16 2001–05 Penrith Panthers 78 15 0 0 60 2006–07 South Sydney Rabbitohs 23 3 0 0 12 2008–09 Parramatta Eels 34 4 0 0 16 2010–13 Manly Sea Eagles 78 1 0 0 4 Total 240 27 0 0 108 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2000 Samoa 2 0 0 0 0 2003–04 New Zealand 4 0 0 0 0
Source: RLP

Joe Galuvao (born 8 July 1978) is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who played in the National Rugby League. A Samoa and New Zealand international second row forward, he played for the Auckland Warriors, Parramatta Eels, South Sydney Rabbitohs, Penrith Panthers (with whom he won the 2003 NRL Premiership), and Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (with whom he won the 2011 NRL Premiership).

After starting his playing career in the late 1990s with the Auckland Warriors, Galuvao was a member of the 2003 NRL premiership-winning Panthers team which defeated the Sydney Roosters in the 2003 NRL grand final. With fellow second-rower Tony Puletua, Galuvao was known as one of the "Hair Bears" and was rated one of the best second-rowers in the world in 2003. As 2003 NRL premiers, the Panthers travelled to England to face Super League VIII champions, the Bradford Bulls in the 2004 World Club Challenge. Galuvao played at second-row forward in the Panthers' 22-4 loss.

Galuvao joined the Rabbitohs from 2006 on a three-year deal. Galuvao was released in September 2007 after a campaign to encourage him to retire, reportedly being told by Souths to swap "the paddock for the pulpit". by the Rabbitohs to join the Parramatta Eels in the 2008 off season. Galuvao signed a 2-year contract with Parramatta, keeping him with the Eels through the 2009 season.