Junior Sa'u
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Personal information
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| Full name | Tafeaga Junior Sa'u | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Hot Sauce | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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18 April 1987 Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 97 kg (15 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing information
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| Position | Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 5 September 2015
Source: Rugby League Project
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Junior Sa'u (born 18 April 1987) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for Salford in the European Super League. He previously played for the Newcastle Knights and Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League. He primarily plays as a centre.
Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Sa'u played his junior football for Logan Brothers in Queensland, Australia before being signed by the Canberra Raiders. He played for the Raiders' Premier League team in 2006, scoring 7 tries before signing a 4-year contract starting in 2008 to be a part of the newly cleaned out Newcastle Knights.
In Round 13 of the 2008 NRL season he made his NRL debut for the Knights against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. He scored 2 tries on debut. In June 2011, Sa'u re-signed with the Knights for a further 2 years.
On 18 August 2012, Sa'u was released from the final year of his Knights contract and signed with the Melbourne Storm on a 1-year contract starting in 2013.
In June 2013, it was announced that Sa'u had signed a two-year deal with Salford in the European Super League starting in 2014.
Scoring 12 tries in his debut season with Salford, Junior was voted 'Supporter's Player of the Year' for 2014.
In 2008, Sa'u was named in the Samoa training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup but did not make the final squad.
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