Brandon Paenga-Amosa (born 25 December 1995) is an

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player who plays for the

Western Force The Western Force is an Australian professional rugby union team based in Perth, Western Australia, currently competing in Super Rugby, Super Rugby Pacific. They previously played in Super Rugby from 2006 until they were axed from the competitio ...

in the

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competition. He previously played for

Montpellier Hérault Rugby Montpellier Hérault Rugby (MHR) (; ) is a French professional rugby union club, based in Montpellier, Occitanie and named after the Hérault department. The club competes in the top level of the French league system, the Top 14. They original ...

in the

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. His position of choice is hooker.

Senior career

Paenga-Amosa spent four years with the Queensland Reds from 2018 to 2021, earning 55 Super Rugby caps and scoring 14 tries. He then signed for Montpellier, going on to play 56 games over a 3-year period, scoring 8 tries. On 12 April 2024, the Western Force announced that Paenga-Amosa has signed a long-term contract, commencing June 2024.

Personal life

Paenga-Amosa is of

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n and

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heritage.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Paenga-Amosa, Brandon 1995 births Australian rugby union players Australian sportspeople of Samoan descent Australia international rugby union players Queensland Reds players Rugby union hookers Living people People educated at Endeavour Sports High School Greater Sydney Rams players New South Wales Country Eagles players Brisbane City (rugby union) players Montpellier Hérault Rugby players Rugby union players from Auckland Australian expatriate rugby union players in France Western Force players 21st-century Australian sportsmen