Samuela Moa
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Samuela "Sam" Moa born June 14, 1986. Full Tongan. He is a professional rugby league
player who has represented his country and currently plays his club football for Hull F.C. in the Super League
competition. His position of choice is at prop forward
.
persuaded Moa to join Cronulla Sharks
. He went on to make one appearance for the sharks. He was signed in January 2009 and arrived a week before Hull F.C.'s fixture with Huddersfield Giants
which he featured off the bench and made a solid debut. Sam Moa has already become a fan favourite due to his work rate and size. He has been sponsored by PBS Construction Ltd. Moa will be looking to impress on his first season in super league.
team mates Willie Manu
and Epalahame Lauaki
. The trio are commonly known by the Hull fans as 'The Tongan Mafia'.
squad due to an injury problem. He featured in all three of Tonga's matches including coming off the bench in the hammering of Scotland (Scotland 0-48 Tonga), Tonga scored in the 80th minute in front of the post so Moa was given the chance to take the conversion which he scored successfully.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
player who has represented his country and currently plays his club football for Hull F.C. in the Super League
Super League
Super League is the top-level professional rugby league football club competition in Europe. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League. The League features fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from...
competition. His position of choice is at prop forward
Rugby league positions
A rugby league football team consists of thirteen players on the field, with four substitutes on the bench. Players are divided into two general categories: "forwards" and "backs"....
.
Hull
Moa was signed on a one year contract from Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks who play in the NRL.He started his career at NRL side West Tigers although whilst on International duty with Tonga captain Jim DymockJim Dymock
Jim Dymock is an Australian former professional rugby league international of Tongan heritage who played for the Western Suburbs Magpies, Canterbury Bulldogs, Parramatta Eels and London Broncos...
persuaded Moa to join Cronulla Sharks
Cronulla Sharks
The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are Australian professional Rugby league team based in Cronulla, in the Sutherland Shire, Southern Sydney, New South Wales...
. He went on to make one appearance for the sharks. He was signed in January 2009 and arrived a week before Hull F.C.'s fixture with Huddersfield Giants
Huddersfield Giants
Huddersfield Giants are a professional rugby league club from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire who play in the European Super League competition. They play their home games at the Galpharm Stadium which is shared with Huddersfield Town F.C....
which he featured off the bench and made a solid debut. Sam Moa has already become a fan favourite due to his work rate and size. He has been sponsored by PBS Construction Ltd. Moa will be looking to impress on his first season in super league.
'The Tongan Mafia'
Moa is good friends with fellow Hull F.C. and TongaTonga
Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga , is a state and an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, comprising 176 islands scattered over of ocean in the South Pacific...
team mates Willie Manu
Willie Manu
Willie Manu is an Australian rugby league footballer of Tongan descent who plays for Hull of Super League. He previously played for the Wests Tigers, South Sydney Rabbitohs and St...
and Epalahame Lauaki
Epalahame Lauaki
Epalahame Lauaki is a professional rugby league footballer formerly contracted to English club Hull in the Super League. He is brother of All Black Sione Lauaki...
. The trio are commonly known by the Hull fans as 'The Tongan Mafia'.
Tonga
Moa was picked in the 2008 World Cup2008 Rugby League World Cup
The 2008 Rugby League World Cup was the thirteenth staging of the Rugby League World Cup since the inauguration of the tournament in 1954, and the first since the 2000 event...
squad due to an injury problem. He featured in all three of Tonga's matches including coming off the bench in the hammering of Scotland (Scotland 0-48 Tonga), Tonga scored in the 80th minute in front of the post so Moa was given the chance to take the conversion which he scored successfully.
