Setaimata Sa (born 14 September 1987) is a professional rugby league footballer who last played for the Mackay Cutters in the Intrust Super Cup.[3]
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| Born | 14 September 1987 Western Samoa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 102 kg (16 st 1 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Centre, Lock, Five-eighth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background edit
Sa was born in Samoa.[4] His junior club was Shirley before he was poached by the Papanui Tigers as a 9 year old in the Canterbury Rugby League competition.
Rugby league career edit
Sa made his first grade debut for the Sydney Roosters against St. George Illawarra in round 7 of the 2006 NRL season. In his final year at the club during the 2009 NRL season, he made 20 appearances as the Sydney Roosters finished last for the first time since 1966 and claimed the Wooden Spoon.[5] On 30 August 2009, Setaimata Sa was charged with assault, resisting arrest, malicious damage and failure to leave a licensed premises, after a drunken episode in a Sydney hotel.[6] He played for the Catalans Dragons in 2010 after sealing a release from the final two years of his Sydney Roosters contract. The deal was a part exchange transfer involving Jason Ryles moving in the opposite direction.[7]
In 2014 Sa transferred to Hull F.C. on a contract until the end of 2015.[8] On 25 October 2016, Sa signed a three-year contract with Australian Rugby League team Mackay Cutters who play in the Intrust Super Cup.
International career edit
He was called up for the 2008 ANZAC day test at the SCG.[9] In August 2008, Sa was named in the New Zealand training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup,[10] and in October 2008, he was named in the final 24-man Kiwi squad.[11]
He also represented Samoa on five occasions scoring four tries. In 2006 he was selected for the New Zealand Tri-Nations squad but was not selected for any of the matches in the series. In 2007 he was in running to be selected for New Zealand again but missed out through injury along with Kiwi international and Sydney Roosters teammate Iosia Soliola. Sa was a member of the World Cup winning New Zealand team beating Australia in the 2008 World Cup Final at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane. Sa was eligible to represent Samoa.[12]
Rugby union career edit
When at Shirley Boys' High School in Christchurch he played Rugby for the school's first XV.
In 2012 Sa signed a contract to switch codes and play rugby union for the London Irish club, which was finally completed in January 2013 after he received a work permit.[13][14]
On 9 November 2012, he made his debut for the Samoan national team against Canada.
References edit
- ^ a b "Hull 1st Team Setaimata Sa". Hull FC. Hull FC. 2015. Archived from the original on 16 June 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ loverugbyleague
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". Rugby League Project. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ Jamie Pandaram (14 July 2008). "Islanders to follow money trail: Sa". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Season Review". National Rugby League.
- ^ "Setaimata Sa detained by police after running riot at hotel". The Sydney Morning Herald. 31 August 2009. Archived from the original on 2 September 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
- ^ "Sa joins Johnson at Dragons". superleague.co.uk. 13 November 2009. Archived from the original on 30 August 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
- ^ "The Official Hull FC Website". Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ "Kiwis call up Test surprises". Fox Sports. 30 April 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2008.
- ^ "Kiwis select Sonny Bill". Sky Sports. 8 August 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2008.
- ^ "Kiwis to wait on Webb and Matai". BBC. 7 October 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
- ^ "NRL's island talent". Samoa Observer. 28 March 2008. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2008.
- ^ "Planet Rugby | Rugby Union Tournaments | Aviva Premiership | Sa arrives at London Irish". Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
- ^ Former Kiwi Sa signs with English club rugby The Press, 3 May 2012