Pama Fou
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2016}}
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| birthname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1990|9|6}}
| birth_place = Auckland, New Zealand
| height = {{height|m=1.96}}
| weight = {{cvt|91|kg|lb stlb}}
| position =
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| amatteam1 =
| years1 = 2017–2018
| years2 = 2018–2019
| years3 = 2018
| years4 = 2019
| years5 = 2021−2024
| clubs1 = Melbourne Rebels
| clubs2 = Eastwood
| clubs3 = Sydney Rays
| clubs4 = Western Force
| clubs5 = Petrarca Padova
| apps1 = 0
| apps2 = 29
| apps3 = 1
| apps4 = 5
| apps5 = 45
| points1 = 0
| points2 = 65
| points3 = 0
| points4 = 20
| points5 = 100
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| repsevensyears1 = 2011-2016
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| repsevenscomp1 = 27
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Pama Fou (born 6 September 1990) was a professional rugby union player. His usual position wass as a Utility back and he currently played for italian team Petrarca Padova in Top10.
He represented Australia in Sevens Rugby. Born in Auckland, New Zealand and playing for Souths at a senior level, he debuted for Australia in October 2011. As of December 2015, he currently has 25 caps.
Pama Fou represented Queensland and made the Australian Institute of Sport squad in volleyball as a teenager before a persistent shoulder injury forced him to quit the sport aged 19. Two years later, coach Michael O'Connor plucked Pama from Brisbane rugby club Souths. Pama has played on the Sevens World Series circuit 14 times since making his debut at the 2011 Gold Coast Sevens and has been likened as the Sevens version of Wallaby superstar Israel Folau. Despite missing the 2013/14 HSBC Sevens World Series with injury, Pama was named in the 2014 Commonwealth Games squad and memorably scored the winning try in the come-from-behind win over Wales in the Cup Quarter-Finals.{{Cite news |url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/rugby/pama-fou-the-xfactor-australia-needs-to-mix-it-with-new-zealand-and-fiji-in-world-sevens-series/news-story/58c2f4137468003947c39ccb2fe24139 |title=Pama Fou the X-factor Australia needs to mix it with New Zealand and Fiji in World Sevens Series |date=6 October 2014 |first=Jim |last=Tucker |work=The Courier-Mail}}
In 2016 Fou signed with the Melbourne Rebels to play Super Rugby starting in 2017; he was given leave to train with the Australian Sevens, however a knee injury interrupted his Olympic preparations. In July 2016 he re-signed with the Rebels on a one-year contract.{{cite press release |url=https://melbournerebels.com/2016/07/25/rebels-sign-sevens-star-pama-fou/ |title=Rebels sign Pama Fou |date=25 July 2016 |author=Melbourne Rebels |access-date=25 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009005112/https://melbournerebels.com/2016/07/25/rebels-sign-sevens-star-pama-fou/ |archive-date=9 October 2016 |url-status=dead}}
In summer 2021 he signed for Italian Serie A Elite team Petrarca Padova until 2024.{{cite news|url=https://www.petrarcarugby.it/benvenuti-angelo-esposito-e-alberto-sgarbi/|title=BENVENUTI ANGELO ESPOSITO E ALBERTO SGARBI|work=Rugby Petrarca|date=16 July 2021|access-date=16 July 2021|language=Italian|archive-date=25 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725134204/https://www.petrarcarugby.it/benvenuti-angelo-esposito-e-alberto-sgarbi/|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.petrarcarugby.it/benvenuto-pama-fou/ |title=BENVENUTO PAMA FOU |date=25 October 2021 |work=Petrarca Rugby}}{{Cite web|url=https://petrarcarugby.it/2024/07/12/comunicato-stampa-3/|title=COMUNICATO STAMPA|date=July 12, 2024}}
Super Rugby statistics
{{updated|15 July 2018|{{cite web |url=http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/player_24919.html |title=Player Statistics |work=It's Rugby}}}}
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Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
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2017 | {{Rut|Rebels}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | {{Rut|Rebels}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
colspan="2"|Total || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821060914/https://www.rugby.com.au/sevens/Teams/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=262 |title=Pama Fou at Rugby.com.au |date=dmy}}
- {{World Rugby Sevens Series player|mens/42556}}
- {{ItsRugby}}
- {{CGF}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fou, Pama}}
Category:Australian rugby union players
Category:Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players for Australia
Category:Male rugby sevens players
Category:Australia international rugby sevens players
Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in rugby sevens
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia
Category:Rugby sevens players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Category:Melbourne Rebels players
Category:Western Force players
Category:Sydney (NRC team) players
Category:Petrarca Rugby players
Category:Australian expatriate rugby union players
Category:Expatriate rugby union players in Italy
Category:Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Category:Rugby union players from Auckland