1. Tafeaga Junior Sa'u was born on 18 April 1987 and is a professional New Zealand and Samoan rugby league player who plays as a centre for Old Glory DC in Major League Rugby.
23 Facts About Junior Sa'u
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Junior Sa'u plays for the Keighley Cougars in RFL League 1.
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Junior Sa'u previously played for New Zealand and Samoa at the international level.
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Junior Sa'u previously played for the Newcastle Knights and the Melbourne Storm in the NRL, the Salford Red Devils in the Super League, and the Leigh Centurions in the Super League.
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Junior Sa'u spent time in 2019 on loan from Salford at Wakefield Trinity in the Super League.
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Junior Sa'u was born in Auckland, New Zealand to Samoan parents from Lauli'i and Apolima.
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Junior Sa'u played his junior football for Logan Brothers in Queensland, Australia before being signed by the Canberra Raiders.
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Junior Sa'u played for Canberra's Premier League team in 2006, scoring seven tries.
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Junior Sa'u then signed a four-year contract starting in 2008 to be a part of the newly cleaned out Newcastle Knights.
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In June 2011, Junior Sa'u re-signed with the Newcastle club for a further two years.
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On 18 August 2012, Junior Sa'u was released from the final year of his Newcastle contract and signed with the Melbourne Storm on a one-year contract starting in 2013.
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In June 2013, it was announced that Junior Sa'u had signed a two-year deal with Salford in the Super League starting in 2014.
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Junior Sa'u joined the Leigh Centurions in the 2019 RFL Championship.
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Junior Sa'u made the switch to rugby union in 2022, joining Major League Rugby side Old Glory DC in the United States.
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Junior Sa'u was named as captain of the team for the 2025 season.
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In 2008, Junior Sa'u was named in the Samoa training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup but did not make the final squad.
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In 2009, Junior Sa'u was selected in the New Zealand Kiwis Four Nations squad and made his international debut for the Kiwis against Tonga.
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In 2010, Junior Sa'u was selected for New Zealand in the 2010 ANZAC Test.
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Junior Sa'u was again selected in the New Zealand squad for the 2010 Four Nations.
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In 2013 Junior Sa'u played for Samoa in the Pacific Rugby League International against Tonga.
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Junior Sa'u was called in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup squad to replace the initially selected Roy Asotasi.
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Junior Sa'u is a cousin to former Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles player Steve Matai.
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In 2009, Junior Sa'u was praised for coming to the aid of a 15-year-old girl who was being assaulted in Waratah, New South Wales.