Sam Lousi Explained

Sam Lousi
Fullname:Samiuela Lousi
Birth Date:20 July 1991
Birth Place:Auckland, New Zealand
Height:1.980NaN0
Weight:1210NaN0
First:RL
Year1start:2012
Year1end:2014
Appearances1:3
Tries1:0
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:0
New:yes
Ru Position:Lock
Ru Currentclub:Scarlets
Ru Club1:Waratahs
Ru Year1start:2015
Ru Year1end:2016
Ru Appearances1:18
Ru Tries1:0
Ru Goals1:0
Ru Fieldgoals1:0
Ru Points1:0
Ru Club2:NSW Country Eagles
Ru Year2start:2015
Ru Appearances2:6
Ru Tries2:0
Ru Goals2:0
Ru Fieldgoals2:0
Ru Points2:0
Ru Club3:Wellington
Ru Year3start:2016
Ru Year3end:2019
Ru Appearances3:22
Ru Tries3:3
Ru Goals3:0
Ru Fieldgoals3:0
Ru Points3:15
Ru Club4:Hurricanes
Ru Year4start:2017
Ru Year4end:2019
Ru Appearances4:27
Ru Tries4:2
Ru Goals4:0
Ru Fieldgoals4:0
Ru Points4:10
Ru Club5:Scarlets
Ru Year5start:2019
Ru Year5end:present
Ru Appearances5:61
Ru Tries5:8
Ru Goals5:0
Ru Fieldgoals5:0
Ru Points5:40
Ru Teama:Tonga
Ru Yearastart:2019
Ru Yearaend:present
Ru Appearancesa:14
Ru Triesa:1
Ru Goalsa:0
Ru Fieldgoalsa:0
Ru Pointsa:5
Updated:28 August 2023
Source:[1]

Samiuela Lousi (born 20 July 1991) is a professional dual-code rugby player who plays as a lock for United Rugby Championship club Scarlets. Born in New Zealand, he represents Tonga at international level after qualifying on ancestry grounds.

Early life

Lousi was born in Auckland, New Zealand. He is the younger brother of Sione Lousi who played international rugby league for Tonga.

A Bay Roskill Vikings and Richmond Rovers junior, Lousi was educated at St Paul's College in Auckland. He played for the New Zealand Warriors Toyota Cup squad, being part of their grand final winning squads in 2010 and 2011. He finished his Toyota Cup career with 43 games and 11 tries.[2]

Lousi represented the Junior Kiwis rugby league team in 2010 and 2011.

Club career

Rugby league

Lousi signed with Warriors until the end of the 2013 season and was the tallest and heaviest player in the squad.[2] [3] He spent the 2012 season playing for the Auckland Vulcans in the NSW Cup before making his National Rugby League debut in round 20 as a last minute replacement for Steve Rapira, who suffered an injury in pre-match warm ups. Lousi had played a game for the Vulcans earlier in the day.[4]

Rugby union

Lousi signed with the NSW Waratahs for the 2015 season but, after gaining four caps, he suffered a shoulder injury which ended his Super Rugby campaign. He joined the New South Wales Country Eagles team in the National Rugby Championship for the 2015 season. In 2016, he joined Sydney club Southern Districts. In 2019, he agreed to join Scarlets. In that same year he was selected to play for Tonga in the Rugby World Cup in Japan. Lousi was named the Scarlets' fans and players' player of the year in the 2021-22 season.[5] He signed a contract extension with the Scarlets in April 2024.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Sam-Lousi/summary.html Sam Lousi
  2. http://www.rleague.com/db/player/l/lousi_sam/index.php Sam Lousi
  3. http://www.taimionline.com/articles/5226 Young giant set to reach new heights
  4. http://www.warriors.co.nz/news-display/Injury-report-encouraging-ahead-of-Perth-trip/59877 Injury report encouraging ahead of Perth trip
  5. Web site: 2024-04-09 . Scarlets lock Lousi signs new contract . 2024-04-11 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
  6. Web site: 2024-04-10 . Tonga lock Sam Lousi pens new Scarlets deal . 2024-04-11 . www.rugbypass.com . en.