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| Born | (1991-02-14)14 February 1991 (age 34) Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 104 kg (16 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre, Wing, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Relatives | Tim Simona (cousin) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sami Sauiluma (born 14 February 1993) is an Australian professionalrugby league footballer who plays for theBurleigh Bears in theQueensland Cup. He primarily plays atcentre andwing, but can also fill in atsecond-row and previously played for theCanberra Raiders andCronulla-Sutherland Sharks in theNRL.
Born inBankstown, New South Wales, Sauiluma is ofSamoan descent[2] and played his junior rugby league for theWoden Valley Rams, before being signed by theCanberra Raiders.
Sauiluma is a cousin ofWests Tigers playerTim Simona.[2]
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]
In Round 15 of the2013 NRL season, Sauiluma made hisNRL debut for theCanberra Raiders against theWests Tigers.[5][6][7] On 19 September, he was named in theSamoan train-on squad for the2013 Rugby League World Cup,[8][9] but didn't make the final cut.[10]
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 theCronulla-Sutherland Sharks starting in 2015.[12][13][14]
In round 9 of the2015 NRL season, Sauiluma made his Cronulla-Sutherland debut against theNew 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 theGold Coast Titans to train in the 2016 pre-season and attempt to gain a contract but this proved unsuccessful.[18]
In 2016, Sauiluma joined Queensland Cup sideBurleigh. 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]