Samiuela Moli is a

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born

Tonga Tonga (, ; ), officially the Kingdom of Tonga ( to, Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga), is a Polynesian country and archipelago. The country has 171 islands – of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is about , scattered over in ...

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player who plays for the

Tasman Mako The Tasman Rugby Union is the governing body for rugby union in Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere, a bay at the north end of the South Island in New Zealand. Headquartered in Nelson, New Zealand, Nelson, TRU is New Zealand's newest provincial union, f ...

in the

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and

Moana Pasifika Moana Pasifika is a rugby union team made up of players from various Pacific island nations as well as New Zealand or Australian born players of Pasifika heritage, including Fiji, Samoa, Tonga and the Cook Islands. The team was originally crea ...

in Super Rugby. His position of choice is Hooker.

Tasman

Moli made his debut for in Round 9 of the 2017 Mitre 10 Cup against . In September 2020 Moli was named in the Tasman Mako squad for the

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. The Mako went on to win their second premiership title in a row, with Moli coming off the bench in a 12-13 victory against in the final. Moli made only a few appearances during the

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as Tasman made the final before losing 23–20 to .

Tonga

Moli was named in the

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squad to play

and

Samoa Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa; sm, Sāmoa, and until 1997 known as Western Samoa, is a Polynesian island country consisting of two main islands ( Savai'i and Upolu); two smaller, inhabited islands ( Manono and Apolima); ...

in July 2021. He made his debut against the

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in a 102–0 loss for Tonga.

Moana Pasifika

Moli signed with

for the

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. He made his debut off the bench in the first game the side played against the .

References

External links

itsrugby.co.uk profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Moli, Sam 1998 births Living people Moana Pasifika players New Zealand rugby union players Rugby union players from Gisborne, New Zealand Tasman rugby union players Tonga international rugby union players Rugby union hookers