Samu Wara (born 24 January 1986) is an Australian professional
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the Comparison of rugby league and rugby union, two codes of ru ...
footballer. His regular playing position is on the
wing
A wing is a type of fin that produces lift while moving through air or some other fluid. Accordingly, wings have streamlined cross-sections that are subject to aerodynamic forces and act as airfoils. A wing's aerodynamic efficiency is exp ...
.
Background
Samu Wara was born in
Sydney,
New South Wales
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, Australia.
Career
Wara was born and raised in
Leichhardt, New South Wales
Leichhardt is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Leichhardt is located 5 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district (CBD) and is the administrative centre for the local government ...
, where he played junior rugby league. He went on to play
NSWRL Premier League
The NSW Cup, currently known as the Knock-On Effect NSW Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a rugby league competition for clubs in New South Wales. The competition has a history dating back to the NSWRFL's origins in 1908, starting off as a reserve ...
with
Balmain Ryde Eastwood Tigers
The Balmain Tigers (also known as the Sydney Tigers from 1995–96) are a rugby league club based in the inner-western Sydney suburb of Balmain. They were a founding member of the New South Wales Rugby League and one of the most successful in ...
in 2007. He joined South Sydney's feeder club
North Sydney Bears
The North Sydney Bears is an Australian rugby league football club based in North Sydney, New South Wales. The club competes in the New South Wales Cup, having exited the National Rugby League following the 1999 NRL season after 90 years in the ...
in 2008, where he played in the
NSW Cup
The NSW Cup, currently known as the Knock-On Effect NSW Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a rugby league competition for clubs in New South Wales. The competition has a history dating back to the NSWRFL's origins in 1908, starting off as a reserv ...
in 2008 and 2009.
[ Wara made the NSW Cup Team of the Year in 2008. Wara made a total of 45 appearances for Norths and scored 18 tries.]
He switched codes in 2010 to play rugby union with Northern Suburbs, and was selected to join the Brumbies
The ACT Brumbies (known from 2005–2022 as simply the Brumbies) is an Australian professional rugby union team based in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (ACT), The team competes in Super Rugby and named for the feral horses which inhab ...
academy by then coach Andy Friend
Andrew Friend (born 24 April 1969) is an Australian rugby union coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of Irish province Connacht. He was previously head coach of the Australia Sevens team, the Brumbies in Super Rugby, English ...
. Wara was included in the Brumbies squad for 2011, but Friend was sacked at the start of the season and Wara did not get to play in the senior team.[
Wara joined the ]Western Force
The Western Force is an Australian professional rugby union team based in Perth, Western Australia, currently competing in Super Rugby Pacific. They previously played in Super Rugby from 2006 until they were axed from the competition in 2017. F ...
and made his franchise debut in Week 1 of the 2012 Super Rugby season
The 2012 Super Rugby season was the second season of the current 15-team format for the Super Rugby competition, which involves teams from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. For sponsorship reasons, this competition is known as FxPro Super ...
against the Brumbies
The ACT Brumbies (known from 2005–2022 as simply the Brumbies) is an Australian professional rugby union team based in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (ACT), The team competes in Super Rugby and named for the feral horses which inhab ...
in Canberra.[ He went on to earn 9 caps over the season for the Force.][
After a brief stint playing in Port Macquarie in 2013,][ Wara joined French ]Top 14
The Top 14 () is a professional rugby union club competition that is played in France. Created in 1892, the Top 14 is at the top of the national league system operated by the French National Rugby League, also known by its French initialism o ...
club Oyannax for the 2013–14 season.[
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Reference list
External links
It's Rugby
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1986 births
Australian expatriate rugby union players
Australian expatriate sportspeople in France
Australian people of I-Taukei Fijian descent
Australian rugby league players
Australian rugby union players
Balmain Ryde-Eastwood Tigers players
ACT Brumbies players
Expatriate rugby union players in France
Living people
New South Wales Country Eagles players
North Sydney Bears NSW Cup players
Oyonnax Rugby players
Rugby league fullbacks
Rugby league wingers
Rugby union players from Sydney
Rugby union wings
Western Force players
Fiji international rugby union players
Northern Suburbs Rugby Club players