Smith Samau (born 15 June 1986) is a former

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international

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footballer who plays for the

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in the

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Background

Samau was born in New Zealand. He grew up in

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and was educated at

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Playing career

Samau signed with the

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in 2006 and played for the

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in the 2006

.Smith Samau
''rleague.com'' He made his first grade debut in Round 11

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for the

. At the end of the year Samau became a part of the Steve Turner contract negotiations between the

Gold Coast Titans The Gold Coast Titans are a professional rugby league football club, based on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The club competes in the National Rugby League (NRL), Australia and New Zealand's national rugby league club competition. The ...

, and the

. Along with Daniel Isaac he was allowed to move to the Titans so the Storm could keep Steve Turner. He played eight NRL games for the Titans in 2007, playing for the

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in the Queensland Cup when not required. In mid-2009 he was allowed to join the

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. In 2010 he returned to the Ipswich Jets in the Queensland Cup.Jets fire up to regain Cup pride
''The Queensland Times'', 12 April 2010 Smith is now actively playing for the Central Queensland Capras and Step Brothers. For the Step Brothers he has adjusted to the sport like a duck to water, scoring two tries on debut. Captain Jonesy said "Smithy listens to my instructions. He runs straight back after a touch and rucks the ball up in a perfect triangle formation." Rumour has it Smithy could be nominated the Vice-Captain for next game.

Representative career

Samau is a Samoan international. He was named in the Samoan squad for the

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, and played in three matches.

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* http://www.theage.com.au/news/league/turner-titans-dispute-nears-end/2007/01/24/1169594363505.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Samau, Smith 1986 births Living people Expatriate rugby league players in Australia New Zealand rugby league players New Zealand sportspeople of Samoan descent Melbourne Storm players Gold Coast Titans players Norths Devils players Newtown Jets NSW Cup players Ipswich Jets players Rugby league wingers Central Queensland Capras players Rugby league fullbacks Rugby league centres Rugby league players from Auckland New Zealand expatriate rugby league players New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Australia Samoa national rugby league team players Samoan rugby league players People educated at Wavell State High School