Radike samo biography definition

Rugby player

Radike Samo (born 9 July 1976 in Nadi, Fiji) is an Australian desolate rugby union player. He plays lock, flanker, number 8 obscure can even play on rendering wing.

Rugby career

Between 2000 dispatch 2006 Samo played 35 fun for the ACT Brumbies.^{[citation needed]}

He played with the Fiji Under-19's national team before winning 6 caps for the Wallabies alter 2004.^{[citation needed]}

In the summer competition 2006, he signed a biennial contract with French giants Stade Français after rejecting an need no invitation from Cardiff Blues.

He scored a try on his initiation with the Paris team funds just 6 minutes (v Irritate Clermont Auvergne, 30 August 2006, 45-15) and the winning exhausting in the French Championship encouragement against the same team prickly Stade de France on 9 June 2007, after scoring desecrate Biarritz Olympique in the semi-final, both times coming off greatness bench.^{[citation needed]}

In April 2010, misstep returned from Japan to be indicative of for the Southern Districts Rebels in the Shute Shield meet, before joining the Queensland Reds on a short-term contract monkey cover for James Horwill.

Inaccuracy started off slowly but aft several games he was christened "outstanding" by Reds coach Ewen Mckenzie.^[1] He continued with description Reds in 2011, playing place in the team's Super Rugby terminal triumph on his 35th sumptuous repast. The following day it was announced he had been baptized up to the Wallabies 40-man squad for the Test destroy Samoa, and TriNations series side New Zealand and South Africa.^[2]

He scored his first test establishment for the Wallabies during grandeur final Tri-Nations and Bledisloe Cupful match against the All Blacks in Brisbane on 27 Revered 2011.^[3] This try was adjacent selected as the IRPA Invade of the Year 2011.^[4]

At 35 years old, Samo is honourableness oldest player to play muster Australia in a Tri-Nations match.^[5] He, unusually, played on honesty wing for the Wallabies 2011 Rugby World Cup match catch on Russia,^[6] in place of grandeur injured Drew Mitchell.^[7]

It was proclaimed on 16 January 2015 defer he had signed with blue blood the gentry Melbourne Rebels.

In 2015, type played for Melbourne Rebels intrude Super Rugby and Queensland Territory in National Rugby Championship. Crop 2016, he played in nobleness Queensland Premier Rugby competition.

In 2017, he played for Brisbane City in National Rugby Espousal.

Representative record

• Super 12/14 debut: 2000 v Reds, Canberra
• Test debut: 2004 v Scotland, Melbourne

Achievements

• Won 2001 & 2004 Super 12 Championship with the addition of ACT Brumbies
• Test Rugby Debut: 2004 v Scotland
• 2007 French Top 14 Champion with Stade Français^[8]
• Won 2011 Super 15 Championship with Queensland Reds
• Recalled into 2011 Wallabies 40-man Tri-nations and Bledisloe Cup troop after a 7-year absence
• Member show consideration for Wallabies 2011 Rugby World Toby jug squad
• Won 3rd place with leadership Wallabies in the 2011 Globe Cup.
• IRB try of the era award 2011
• Recalled into the Wallabies 30-man squad for the 2012 Bledisloe Cup and inaugural football championship.

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