Samiuela "Sam" Lousi (born 20 July 1991) is a

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n professional

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er. He currently plays

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for the

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after earlier being with the

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and the New South Wales Waratahs in Super Rugby. He has been capped for the Tonga national team. He previously played

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for the

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. His usual playing position is Prop.

Family and early life

Lousi was born in

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, New Zealand. He is the younger brother of Sione Lousi who played international rugby league for

. A

Bay Roskill Vikings The Bay Roskill Vikings are a rugby league football club based in Mount Roskill and Blockhouse Bay, New Zealand, who compete in Auckland Rugby League's Sharman Cup competition. The club was established in 1979. History The club was formed in O ...

and

Richmond Rovers The Richmond Rovers Rugby League Club is a rugby league club based in Grey Lynn, New Zealand. The premier team is called the Richmond Bulldogs and compete in Auckland Rugby League's Fox Memorial competition. Early history The club was formed in ...

junior, Lousi was educated at St Paul's College in Auckland. He played for the

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.Sam Lousi
''rleague.com'' Lousi represented the

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rugby league team in 2010 and 2011.

Career

Rugby league

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

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in the

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before making his

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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.Injury report encouraging ahead of Perth trip
''warriors.co.nz'', 22 July 2012

Rugby union

Lousi signed with the

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for the 2015 season but, after gaining four caps, he suffered a shoulder injury which ended his Super Rugby campaign. He joined the

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team in the

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for the 2015 season. In 2016, he joined Sydney club Southern Districts. In 2019, he agreed to join Scarlets. In that same year he was selected to play for Tonga in the Rugby World Cup in Japan.

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lousi, Sam 1991 births Living people Auckland rugby league team players Bay Roskill Vikings players New Zealand rugby league players New Zealand sportspeople of Tongan descent New Zealand Warriors players Junior Kiwis players Richmond Bulldogs players People educated at St Paul's College, Auckland New South Wales Waratahs players New South Wales Country Eagles players New Zealand rugby union players New Zealand expatriate rugby union players New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Australia Expatriate rugby union players in Australia Hurricanes (rugby union) players Rugby league players from Auckland Rugby league props Rugby league second-rows Rugby union locks Rugby union players from Auckland Scarlets players Tonga international rugby union players Wellington rugby union players