Sala Fa'alogo is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. He played at club level in the

Bartercard Cup The Bartercard Cup (successor of the Lion Red Cup) was the top level rugby league club competition in New Zealand from 2000 until 2007. For the entire life of the tournament it was sponsored by Bartercard. The cup was administered by the New Zeala ...

and

Auckland Rugby League The Auckland Rugby League (ARL) is the governing body for the sport of rugby league in the Auckland Region of New Zealand. It is responsible for rugby league in the region, including both club and school rugby league. It began in 1910 when the fi ...

's Fox Memorial competition for the Mount Albert Lions (two spells), in the

for the Counties Manukau Jetz and in the

Super League The Super League (officially known as the Betfred Super League due to sponsorship from Betfred and legally known as Super League Europe), is the top-level of the British rugby league system. At present the league consists of twelve teams, of wh ...

for the Widnes Vikings.

Background

Sala Fa'alogo was born in Auckland, New Zealand, is of Samoan descent, and he is the older brother of the rugby league footballer;

David Fa'alogo David Fa'alogo (born 9 September 1980) is a former professional rugby league footballer played as a and in the 2000s and 2010s. He played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs and Newcastle Knights in the NRL, the Huddersfield Giants in the Super Le ...

. Sala is a devoted husband & Father and has five children to his wife Teresa, four girls and their youngest a son. Sala grew up and was raised in Otara and attended Tangaroa College in the 1990’s.

Playing career

In 2001 and 2002 Fa'alogo played for Mount Albert in the

. He was the player of the match in the Grand Final, helping the Lions to a 24–20 win over the

Hibiscus Coast Raiders The Hibiscus Coast Raiders are a rugby league club based on the Hibiscus Coast, New Zealand. They compete in Auckland Rugby League's Fox Memorial competition and between 2000 and 2005 were also involved in the Bartercard Cup competition. History ...

.Coffey, John and Bernie Wood ''Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009'', 2009. , p.333. He played for the Counties Manukau Jetz in 2004.Round six preview - Bartercard Cup
''rleague.com'', 27 May 2004 Fa'alogo joined the Widnes Vikings in the

in 2004 on a two-year deal. He played in 23 Super League matches as well as

Challenge Cup The Challenge Cup is a knockout rugby league cup competition organised by the Rugby Football League, held annually since 1896, with the exception of 1915–1919 and 1939–1940, due to World War I and World War II respectively. It involves am ...

games. In 2009 he was named in the Fox Memorial Team of the Year at second row. Fa'alogo represented Auckland in the 2009 Bartercard Premiership and the 2010

National Zonal Competition The NZRL Men's National Competition (previously called the National Zonal Competition) is the top-level rugby league competition run by the New Zealand Rugby League. In 2010 the competition replaced the Bartercard Premiership following a Sparc fun ...

.Bulls given a scare in making Bartercard Premiership final
''nzwarriors.co.nz'' He currently plays for the Mount Albert Lions in the 2011 Fox Memorial competition.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fa'alogo, Sala Living people New Zealand rugby league players New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in England Widnes Vikings players Mount Albert Lions players Auckland rugby league team players Rugby league second-rows Rugby league centres Counties Manukau rugby league team players 1977 births