Full name | Samiuela Lousi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 20 July 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 198 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 116 kg (18 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | St. Paul's College (Auckland) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Sione Lousi (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position(s) | Second-row, Prop | ||
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Senior career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
2012–14 | New Zealand Warriors | 9 | (4) |
Amateur team(s) | |||
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Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
2016 | Southern Districts (Sydney) | () | |
Correct as of 4 November 2015
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Provincial / State sides | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
2015 2016– |
NSW Country Eagles Wellington |
6 10 |
(0) (0) |
Correct as of 22 October 2016
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Super Rugby | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
2015–16 2017– |
Waratahs Hurricanes |
17 1 |
(0) (0) |
Correct as of 18 March 2017
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Samiuela "Sam" Lousi (born 20 July 1991) is a New Zealand rugby footballer. Of Tongan heritage, He currently plays rugby union for the Hurricanes in Super Rugby after earlier being with the New South Wales Waratahs. He previously played rugby league for the New Zealand Warriors.
Lousi was born in Auckland, New Zealand. He is the younger brother of Sione Lousi who plays international rugby league for Tonga.
A Bay Roskill Vikings and Richmond Rovers junior, Lousi was educated at St Paul's College in Auckland. He played for the New Zealand Warriors Toyota Cup squad, being part of their grand final winning squads in 2010 and 2011. He finished his Toyota Cup career with 43 games and 11 tries.
Loisi represented the Junior Kiwis rugby league team in 2010 and 2011.
Lousi signed with Warriors until the end of the 2013 season and was the tallest and second heaviest player in the squad. He spent the 2012 season playing for the Auckland Vulcans in the NSW Cup before making his National Rugby League debut in round 20 as a last minute replacement for Steve Rapira, who suffered an injury in pre-match warm ups. Lousi had played a game for the Vulcans earlier in the day.