Tui Samoa

{{short description|United States international rugby league player}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2023}}

{{Use American English|date=October 2023}}

{{Infobox rugby league biography

|name = Tui Samoa

|fullname = Tuisegasega Samoa

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|position = {{rlp|HK|LK|HB}}

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|4|29}}

|birth_place = Brooklyn, New York

|death_date =

|death_place =

|height = {{convert|175|cm|ftin|abbr=on|order=flip}}

|weight = {{convert|86|kg|lb|abbr=on|order=flip}}

| club1 = {{nowrap|Redcliffe Dolphins}}

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| appearances1 = 0

| tries1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| fieldgoals1 = 0

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| teamA = {{nowrap|American Samoa}}

| yearAstart = 2004

| yearAend =

| appearancesA = 1

| triesA = 1

| goalsA = 0

| fieldgoalsA = 0

| pointsA = 4

|teamB = United States

|yearBstart = 2013

|yearBend =

|appearancesB = 4

|triesB = 2

|goalsB = 0

|fieldgoalsB = 0

|pointsB = 8

|updated = August 29, 2021

|source = [http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Tui-Samoa/summary.html Tui Samoa] rugbyleagueproject.org

|new = yes

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Tui Samoa is an American rugby league player who plays for the Junee Diesels in the Group 9 Rugby League competition.{{cite news|url=https://www.dailyadvertiser.com.au/story/5171682/samoa-makes-switch-from-young-to-junee-photos/ |title=Junee sign former Young utility Tui Samoa for 2018 Group Nine season |newspaper=The Daily Advertiser |date=January 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116093527/https://www.dailyadvertiser.com.au/story/5171682/samoa-makes-switch-from-young-to-junee-photos/ |archive-date=January 16, 2018}} He primarily plays as a hooker, but can play as a lock and halfback. He is a United States International.

Playing career

He played for American Samoa in the 2004 Pacific Cup on October 20, 2004 in Auckland.{{cite web|website=Rugby League Project|date=20 Oct 2004|accessdate=29 Aug 2021|title=Cook Is XIII 28-12 American Samoa|url=https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/pacific-cup-2004/round-4/cook-islands-xiii-vs-american-samoa/summary.html}}

Samoa has played for the United States in both the 2013 and 2017 Rugby League World Cup.{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131012134937/http://www.rlwc2013.com/rugby-league-world-news/article/1148/-man-squads-for-all-rlwc 24-man squads for all RLWC2013 nations announced]}} rlwc2013.com, October 9, 2013

He has previously played for the Redcliffe Dolphins in the Intrust Super Cup.

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