Sebastian Su'a (born 15 September 2003) is a
New Zealand professional
rugby league footballer who currently plays as a forward for the
Newcastle Knights in the
National Rugby League.
Background
Born in
Onehunga,
New Zealand, Su'a played his junior rugby league for the
Mount Albert Lions. He also played
rugby union growing up. He is the son of former
New Zealand test cricketer
Murphy Su'a
Murphy Logo Su'a (born 7 November 1966) is a former New Zealand cricketer, who played 13 Tests and 12 One Day Internationals for New Zealand. He is the 1st Samoan born cricketer to play test cricket for New Zealand.
Murphy Su'a played for the A ...
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Playing career
Early years
After a stint with the
Akarana Falcons
The Auckland rugby league team is the team which traditionally represents all of the clubs which play in the Auckland Rugby League competition. As well as a senior men's team there are also Auckland representative teams throughout the various a ...
, Su'a joined the
Newcastle Knights in 2022.
2024
In 2024, Su'a signed an
NRL
The National Rugby League (NRL) is an Australasian rugby league club competition which contains clubs from New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory and New Zealand. The NRL formed in 1998 as a joint partnership ...
development contract with the Knights, moving into the NRL top 30 squad in 2025. In round 25 of the
2024 NRL season
The 2024 NRL season will be the 117th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 27th season run by the National Rugby League.
Teams
The lineup of teams in the league remained unchanged after the admission of the Dolphins (NRL), Do ...
, he made his NRL debut for the Knights against the
South Sydney Rabbitohs. He was originally named 18th man, but following the loss of
Tyson Frizell due to foul play, the Knights were able to activate Su'a as a usable player. His night finished early, after he was sin-binned for a high tackle.
References
External links
Newcastle Knights profile
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2003 births
Australian rugby league players
Newcastle Knights players
Rugby league props
Rugby league players from Auckland
Living people