Cliff Palu

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Wycliff Palu
Personal information
Full name	Wycliff Palu
Date of birth	27 July 1982 (1982-07-27) (age 25)
Place of birth	Sydney
Height	194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	120 kg (18 st 13 lb)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Number 8 and Flanker
Super Rugby		Caps	(points)
2005 -	NSW Waratahs	30	(10)
National team(s)
2006 -	Australian Wallabies	17	(5)

Wycliff Palu (born 27 July 1982 in Sydney) is an Australian rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the New South Wales Waratahs in the international Super 14 competition. Also known as Cliffy Palu.

A hard running backrow player Palu made his provincial debut in match against a Samoan side in 2003 after which he enjoyed a stint at NRL franchise St. George Illawara before returning to Rugby Union . He played for the New South Wales Waratahs in their first trial match of pre-season 2005, against the Crusaders, in which he was awarded the man-of-the-match award. After his good performances during the Waratahs' pre-season, he made his Super 12 debut in week one of the 2005 season against the Chiefs. He was then injured in the week six loss against the Crusaders which saw him out for a lot of the season.Palu also spent a 6 month period in a penitentiary centre after an altercation at a night club led to him being charged with aggravated assault.

Palu sustained a shoulder injury midway through the 2006 Super 14 season, as he came off the bench in a semi-final against the Hurricanes. Palu was then included in the Wallabies' 2006 mid-year squad.

[edit] External links

• Waratahs profile
• Wallabies profile

v • d • e NSW Waratahs - 2008 Super 14 season Forwards Baxter • Caldwell • Dennis • Dunning • Elsom • Freier • Kepu • Lyons • Mowen • Mumm • Palu • Polota-Nau • Robinson, Beau • Robinson, Benn • Tilse • Vickerman • Waugh (c) Backs Batger • Beale • Burgess • Carraro • Carter • Halangahu • Harris • Horne • Jacobs • Mafi • Norton-Knight • Sheehan • Tahu • Tuqiri • Turner • Valentine Coach McKenzie

v • d • e Australia squad - 2007 Rugby World Cup Forwards Baxter • Freier • Hardman • Elsom • Shepherdson • Dunning • Palu • McMeniman • Lyons • Moore • Hoiles • Smith • Sharpe • Vickerman • Chisholm • Waugh (vc) • Holmes Backs Cordingley • Barnes • Giteau • Gregan (vc) • Ashley-Cooper • Larkham • Latham • Mortlock (c) • Huxley • Gerrard • Mitchell • Staniforth • Tuqiri Coach Connolly

Wycliff Palu attended Balgowlah Boys High School