Sami Sauiluma

Sami Sauiluma

Personal information
Born	(1991-02-14) 14 February 1991 (age 33) Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia
Height	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	104 kg (16 st 5 lb)
Playing information
Position	Centre, Wing, Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2013–14 Canberra Raiders 15 5 0 0 20 2015 Cronulla-Sutherland 3 0 0 0 0 Total 18 5 0 0 20 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2016 Queensland Residents 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1] As of 6 January 2024
Relatives	Tim Simona (cousin)

Sami Sauiluma (born 14 February 1993) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Burleigh Bears in the Queensland Cup. He primarily plays at centre and wing, but can also fill in at second-row and previously played for the Canberra Raiders and Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL.

Background

Born in Bankstown, New South Wales, Sauiluma is of Samoan descent[2] and played his junior rugby league for the Woden Valley Rams, before being signed by the Canberra Raiders.

Sauiluma is a cousin of Wests Tigers player Tim Simona.[2]

Playing career

Sauiluma playing for the Mount Pritchard Mounties in 2013

Early career

From 2009 to 2011, Sauiluma played for the Canberra Raiders' NYC team,[3] before moving on to the Raiders' NSW Cup team, Mount Pritchard Mounties in 2012.[4]

2013

In Round 15 of the 2013 NRL season, Sauiluma made his NRL debut for the Canberra Raiders against the Wests Tigers.[5][6][7] On 19 September, he was named in the Samoan train-on squad for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup,[8][9] but didn't make the final cut.[10]

2014

On 21 September, Sauiluma was named at centre in the 2014 New South Wales Cup Team of the Year.[11] On 25 September, he signed a 1-year contract with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks starting in 2015.[12][13][14]

2015

In round 9 of the 2015 NRL season, Sauiluma made his Cronulla-Sutherland debut against the New Zealand Warriors.[15][16] On 27 September, he was named at centre in the 2015 New South Wales Cup Team of the Year, for a second year in a row.[17] At the conclusion of the 2015 season, he was released by Cronulla-Sutherland.[18] In November, he joined the Gold Coast Titans to train in the 2016 pre-season and attempt to gain a contract but this proved unsuccessful.[18]

2016 to 2023

In 2016, Sauiluma joined Queensland Cup side Burleigh. He played in the clubs 2016 and 2019 Queensland Cup grand final victories. He made his 100th appearance for Burleigh during the 2021 season.[19]

References

1. Rugby League Project
2. "Now he's a man, his Raiders jersey fits". Canberratimes.com.au. 22 June 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
3. "S". Nyc Database. 27 December 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
4. "St George Illawarra Dragons". Jubilee Avenue. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
5. "NRL 2013 – Round 15". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
6. "LATE MAIL: Raiders v Tigers – NRL – Canberra Raiders". raiders.com.au. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
7. "Sami Sauiluma player results, scores, news and statistics". Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
8. "Rugby League World Cup 2013". Rlwc2013.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
9. "Milford and Sauiluma selected in Samoan Train-on squad for the World Cup". Raiders.com.au. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
10. "Rugby League World Cup squads". NRL.com. 13 October 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
11. "2014 VB NSW Cup Team of the Year". NSWRL.com.au. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
12. "Recruitment in Full Swing". Sharks.com.au. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
13. "Sami Sauiluma heartbroken to lose Canberra Raiders jersey". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 September 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
14. "Instagram". Instagram.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
15. "Updated: Round 9 NRL team lists". NRL.com. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
16. "NRL 2015 – Round 9". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
17. "2015 VB NSW Cup Team of the Year". NSWRL. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
18. "Melbourne Origin Star Extends Deal; Manly Still Recruiting". Foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
19. "Player Profile Sami Sauiluma". www.qrl.com.au.

External links

• NRL profile
• 2015 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks profile