1. Sam Kasiano is both a New Zealand and Samoan international.
26 Facts About Sam Kasiano
1. 2.
Sam Kasiano started playing rugby league at the age of eight for the Otahuhu Leopards but stopped once he started high school.
3.
Sam Kasiano was then signed by the Bulldogs, and played for their Toyota Cup team for the 2010 season, where he quickly became one of the competition standouts.
4.
Sam Kasiano's form saw him rewarded with a spot in the 2010 Junior Kiwis team.
5.
Sam Kasiano played 19 games in his debut season and picked up the Steve Mortimer Medal for the Bulldogs Rookie of the Year.
6.
In March 2012, it was reported that Sam Kasiano had declared his representative allegiance to the Queensland Maroons and Australian national team, however Sam Kasiano himself sent a letter to the NZRL indicating he wanted to play for the country of his birth, New Zealand.
7.
At the 2012 Dally M Awards Sam Kasiano was named the NRL's prop forward of the year.
8.
Sam Kasiano played in 24 matches and scored a try in the NRL season.
9.
Sam Kasiano missed the first 7 matches of 2013 with a leg injury.
10.
Sam Kasiano played in scored 3 tries in 13 matches for the Bulldogs in the 2013.
11.
Sam Kasiano finished the season with him playing 14 matches and scoring 3 tries.
12.
On 3 March 2015, Sam Kasiano extended his contract with the Bulldogs to the end of the 2018 season.
13.
On 2 May 2015, Kasiano represented Samoa in the Polynesian Cup against Tonga.
14.
In Round 21 against the Sydney Roosters, Sam Kasiano was on the receiving end of a shoulder charge from Roosters forward Kane Evans, making headlines as one of the biggest hits of the year.
15.
Sam Kasiano finished off the 2015 season having played in 24 games and scoring 2 tries.
16.
On 1 February 2016, Sam Kasiano was named in the Bulldogs 2016 Auckland Nines squad.
17.
Sam Kasiano finished the 2016 NRL season with him playing in 23 matches and scoring 6 tries for the Bulldogs.
18.
In February 2017, Sam Kasiano was selected in the Bulldogs 2017 NRL Auckland Nines squad.
19.
On 5 July 2017, it was announced that Sam Kasiano signed a 3-year contract with the Melbourne Storm to the end of the 2020 season.
20.
Sam Kasiano finished his last year the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs with playing in 22 matches in the 2017 NRL season.
21.
Out of favour for much of the second half of the season, Sam Kasiano played with Melbourne Storm affiliate Easts Tigers, where he played in the 2018 Queensland Cup Grand Final.
22.
Sam Kasiano went onto represent Toa Samoa in the 2018 Pacific Rugby League Tests.
23.
On 9 October 2021, Sam Kasiano played for Catalans in their 2021 Super League Grand Final defeat against St Helens.
24.
On 23 May 2022, it was announced that Sam Kasiano had signed a contract to join Warrington for the 2023 Super League season.
25.
Sam Kasiano played 24 games for Warrington in the 2023 Super League season as Warrington finished sixth on the table and qualified for the playoffs.
26.
Sam Kasiano played in the clubs elimination playoff loss against St Helens.