Sam Moa

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Sam Moa
Personal information


Full name	Samuela Moa
Nickname	Little Sam, Big Sam
Born	(1986-08-14) August 14, 1986 Tonga
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	114 kg (17 st 13 lb) ^[1]
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2008	Cronulla Sharks	1	0	0	0	0
2009–2012	Hull F.C.	78	7	0	0	28
2013-	Sydney Roosters	22	3	0	0	12
	Total	101	10	0	0	40
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2006–2013	Tonga	8	0	0	0	0
2013	New Zealand	3	0	0	0	0
Source: ^[2]

Samuela "Sam" Moa (born 14 August 1986) is a professional rugby league player who has represented Tonga and has been selected for New Zealand, and currently plays his club football for Sydney Roosters in the NRL and was a former Hull F.C. favourite in the Super League competition. His position of choice is at prop forward.

Playing career

Sam Moa playing for Cronulla

Moa started his career at NRL side Wests Tigers before signing with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in 2008 and playing in one National Rugby League match.

He was signed by Hull FC in January 2009 and arrived a week before the club's fixture with Huddersfield Giants which he featured off the bench in his debut. Moa is good friends with fellow Hull F.C. and Tonga team mate Willie Manu and former Hull F.C. and Tonga team mate Epalahame Lauaki (now at Wigan Warriors). The trio were commonly known by the Hull fans as 'The Tongan Mafia'.^{[citation needed]}

Sam signed for the Sydney Roosters for the 2013 NRL season, winning the premiership with them at the end of the season.

Representative career

Moa first played for Tonga in 2006 as part of the 2008 World Cup qualifying series.

Moa was subsequently picked in the 2008 World Cup squad and went on to feature in all three of Tonga's matches at the tournament. However, he has declared himself eligible for selection for New Zealand at the next world cup citing his desire to be part of a world cup winning squad. Despite playing for Tonga against Samoa as late as April 2013, he was selected in the New Zealand squad for the 2013 World Cup.^[3]

References

↑ "Hull F.C.". web page. Hull F.C. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
↑ Sam Moa rugbyleagueproject.org
↑ "Rugby League World Cup 2013: NZ star Williams opts out". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-10-08.

v t e Sydney Roosters - current squad

Aubusson Casty Cordner (VC) Evans Fittler Friend (VC) Guerra Hastings Jennings Kenny-Dowall Langi L'Estrange Liu Maloney Martin Minichiello (C) Moa Moga Mortimer Napa Naughton Nu'uausala Pearce (VC) Reuben Seru Siejka Tago Taukeiaho Tuivasa-Sheck Tupou Waerea-Hargreaves (VC) Williams Coach: Robinson

New Zealand squad – 2013 Rugby League World Cup finalists

v t e Tonga squad – 2008 Rugby League World Cup

17 L. Paea (capt) 3 Emelio 4 Fa'aoso 5 Guttenbeil 6 Jennings 7 Kaufusi 8 Laiseni 9 Lasalo 10 Lauaki 11 Leo-Latu 12 Manu 13 Manuokafoa 14 Mateo 15 Moa 16 E. Paea 18 M. Paea 19 Talanoa 20 Taufa’ao 21 Tonga 22 Uaisele 22 Uasi 23 Vuna 24 Williams Coach: Dymock

v t e Sydney Roosters Squad - 2013 NRL Premiers (13th Title)

1. Anthony Minichiello (c) 2. Daniel Tupou 3. Michael Jennings 4. Shaun Kenny-Dowall 5. Roger Tuivasa-Sheck 6. James Maloney 7. Mitchell Pearce 8. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves 9. Jake Friend 10. Sam Moa 11. Aidan Guerra 12. Sonny Bill Williams 18. Boyd Cordner 13. Frank-Paul Nu'uausala 14. Daniel Mortimer 15. Mitchell Aubusson 23. Luke O'Donnell Coach: Trent Robinson

Persondata
Name	Moa, Samuela
Alternative names
Short description	Tongan rugby league player
Date of birth	14 August 1986
Place of birth	New Zealand
Date of death
Place of death

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