Samueli Naulu
Encyclopedia
Samueli Dawai Naulu, born 5 February 1982 in Narewa, Nadi
is a Fiji
an rugby union
footballer. He plays as a wing. He plays for the USA Perpignan
team in the Heineken Cup
as well as playing for the same team in the French Top 14 Competition.
Samueli is 1.94 m (6' 4") tall and weights 116 kg (18 st 3 lb). When he joined Perpignan
he use to play as a Flanker
but Because the coach thought he would make a good winger he was Trialled at the Wing. He has become USA Perpignan first choice winger after joining the side after playing Rugby League
.
Nadi
Nadi is the third-largest conurbation in Fiji. It is located on the western side of the main island of Viti Levu, and had a population of 42,284 at the most recent census, in 2007. Nadi is multiracial with many of its inhabitants Indian or Fijian, along with a large transient population of foreign...
is a Fiji
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
an rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
footballer. He plays as a wing. He plays for the USA Perpignan
USA Perpignan
Union Sportive des Arlequins Perpignanais or Unió eSportiva Arlequins de Perpinyà , generally abbreviated as USAP in both languages, is a French rugby union club that plays in the city of Perpignan in Pyrénées-Orientales. The club currently competes in the Top 14, the top level of the French...
team in the Heineken Cup
Heineken Cup
The Heineken Cup is one of two annual rugby union competitions organised by European Rugby Cup involving leading club, regional and provincial teams from the six International Rugby Board countries in Europe whose national teams compete in the Six Nations Championship: England, France, Ireland,...
as well as playing for the same team in the French Top 14 Competition.
Samueli is 1.94 m (6' 4") tall and weights 116 kg (18 st 3 lb). When he joined Perpignan
Perpignan
-Sport:Perpignan is a rugby stronghold: their rugby union side, USA Perpignan, is a regular competitor in the Heineken Cup and seven times champion of the Top 14 , while their rugby league side plays in the engage Super League under the name Catalans Dragons.-Culture:Since 2004, every year in the...
he use to play as a Flanker
Flanker (rugby union)
A flanker is a position in the sport of rugby union. Flankers play in the forwards, and are generally classified as either blindside, or openside flankers; numbers six and seven respectively. The name comes from their position in a scrum in which they flank each set of forwards...
but Because the coach thought he would make a good winger he was Trialled at the Wing. He has become USA Perpignan first choice winger after joining the side after playing Rugby League
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...
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