Sam Huihahau

Sam Latu
Personal information
Born 21 June 1988
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 89 kg (14 st 0 lb)
Playing information
Position Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2008 South Sydney 2 0 0 0 0
2010–2011 Wests Tigers 2 0 0 0 0
Total 4 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2009 Tonga 1 1 0 0 4
As of 29 June 2011
Source: RLP RLP

Sam Latu (previously Sam Huihahau) (born 21 June 1988 in Sydney, New South Wales) is a Tongan professional rugby league player for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League competition. His position of choice is at wing.

Career

Latu played junior football with the Mascot Jets.[1] His first-grade debut was for the South Sydney Rabbitohs against the Cronulla Sharks at ANZ Stadium in round 5 of the 2008 NRL season. He spent 2009 with the Canberra Raiders without making an appearance.

In 2010, Latu joined the Wests Tigers. He made his club debut near the end of the season, but injured his knee in the match, and failed to make another appearance that year.[2] His next appearance was in round 6 of 2011, covering for injuries to Beau Ryan and Lote Tuqiri.[3]

Midway through the 2011 season, Latu was released by the Wests Tigers to join Sydney Roosters feeder club, Newtown

Latu was named in the Tonga training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[4]

References

  1. "Player Profiles - Sam Latu". NSWRL. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  2. Josh Massoud and James Phelps (11 August 2010). "Bad break for tough Thurston". Daily Telegraph (Sydney). Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  3. "Live and kicking: Gold Coast Titans vs Wests Tigers". Brisbane Times. 15 April 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
  4. "Tug-of-war over Mason". Sky Sports. 2008-08-05. Retrieved 2008-08-06.