Samu Wara (born 24 January 1986) is an Australian professional

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footballer. His regular playing position is on the

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Background

Samu Wara was born in Sydney,

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, Australia.

Career

Wara was born and raised in Leichhardt, New South Wales, where he played junior rugby league. He went on to play

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with Balmain Ryde Eastwood Tigers in 2007. He joined South Sydney's feeder club

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in 2008, where he played in the

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in 2008 and 2009. Wara made the NSW Cup Team of the Year in 2008. Wara made a total of 45 appearances for Norths and scored 18 tries. He switched codes in 2010 to play rugby union with

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, and was selected to join the

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academy by then coach

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. Wara was included in the Brumbies squad for 2011, but Friend was sacked at the start of the season and Wara did not get to play in the senior team. Wara joined the

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and made his franchise debut in Week 1 of the

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against the

in Canberra. He went on to earn 9 caps over the season for the Force. After a brief stint playing in Port Macquarie in 2013, Wara joined French

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club Oyannax for the 2013–14 season.

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