John Ulugia (born 17 January 1986), is a retired Australian

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player. He played for the

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as either a

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or hooker. In 2010, he shifted to play in the Sydney club rugby competition and was signed by the

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for the 2011 season. He joined

ASM Clermont Auvergne Association Sportive Montferrandaise Clermont Auvergne () is a French professional rugby union club from Clermont-Ferrand in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes that currently competes in Top 14, the top level of the French league system. Clermont are two t ...

, French

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rugby club, on 1 July 2014. He was born in New Zealand, but moved to Australia as a small child. His family, including cousin and fellow rugby player

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, are of

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n heritage.Around The Fringes Let's Be Up Front: John Ulugua
Paul Cook, NSW Waratahs v Lions match programme, 21 May 2011 (via Behind The Ruck)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ulugia, John Australian rugby union players Rugby union hookers 1986 births Living people ACT Brumbies players New South Wales Waratahs players ASM Clermont Auvergne players Aviron Bayonnais players Rugby union players from Auckland Canberra Vikings players Union Sportive Bressane players New Zealand emigrants to Australia Australian sportspeople of Samoan descent Rugby union players from Melbourne Australian expatriate rugby union players in France 21st-century Australian sportsmen