Junior Langi (born 2 August 1981) is a former professional
rugby league
Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...
footballer who played in the 2000s for St George, Melbourne, Parramatta and Salford.
Early life
Born in
Auckland, New Zealand
Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The List of New Zealand urban areas by population, most populous urban area in the country and the List of cities in Oceania by po ...
with Niuean and Tongan heritage. Langi moved to Australia, educated at
Trinity Catholic College, Auburn
Trinity Catholic College in Auburn is a dual-campus independent Roman Catholic co-educational secondary day school, located in the inner western suburbs of Auburn and Regents Park, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Students in Years 7 ...
, where he represented
1999 Australian Schoolboys.
Playing career
Langi made his first grade debut for St George against Canterbury in Round 3 2000. Langi then joined Melbourne and played with the club between 2001 and 2003 before joining Parramatta in 2004.
Langi became a regular starter for Parramatta and made 16 appearances for the club. Langi signed for Salford in 2005. He retired from the sport in December 2006 due to an eye condition and returned home.
References
External links
*http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/sport/salfordreds/news/s/221/221186_fade_to_gray.html
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1981 births
Living people
New Zealand rugby league players
New Zealand people of Niuean descent
New Zealand sportspeople of Tongan descent
St. George Illawarra Dragons players
Melbourne Storm players
Parramatta Eels players
Salford Red Devils players
Rugby league centres
Rugby league players from Auckland