Samiuela Lousi (born 20 July 1991) is a professional dual-code

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for

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club

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. Born in New Zealand, he represents

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at international level after qualifying on ancestry grounds.

Early life

Lousi was born in

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, New Zealand. He is the younger brother of

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who played international rugby league for

. A

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and

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junior, Lousi was educated at St Paul's College in Auckland. He played for the

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Toyota Cup squad, being part of their grand final winning squads in 2010 and 2011. He finished his Toyota Cup career with 43 games and 11 tries.Sam Lousi
''rleague.com'' Lousi represented the

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rugby league team in 2010 and 2011.

Club career

Rugby league

Lousi signed with Warriors until the end of the 2013 season and was the tallest and heaviest player in the squad. He spent the 2012 season playing for the

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in the

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before making his

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debut in round 20 as a last minute replacement for Steve Rapira, who suffered an injury in pre-match warm ups. Lousi had played a game for the Vulcans earlier in the day.

Rugby union

Lousi signed with the

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for the 2015 season but, after gaining four caps, he suffered a shoulder injury which ended his

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campaign. He joined the

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team in the

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for the 2015 season. In 2016, he joined Sydney club Southern Districts. In 2019, he agreed to join Scarlets. In that same year he was selected to play for Tonga in the Rugby World Cup in Japan. Lousi was named the Scarlets' fans and players' player of the year in the 2021-22 season. He signed a contract extension with the Scarlets in April 2024.

References

External links

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NRL profile
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