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| Born | 25 February 1988 Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lagi Setu (born 25 February 1988) is a Samoa international rugby league footballer. In rugby league he primarily plays second-row, prop or lock.
Early life
Born in Auckland, New Zealand. Setus’ family moved to Ipswich, Queensland, where he was educated at Ipswich Grammar School.[2]
He played his junior football in Ipswich Jets, also playing rugby union, before being signed by the St. George Illawarra Dragons.
Playing career
He played for the Dragons' Premier League reserve-grade team in 2006. In round 2 of the 2007 NRL season he made his NRL debut for St. George Illawarra against the Newcastle Knights. In 2008, Setu played two games for St. George's Toyota Cup team, scoring 1 try.[3]
On 31 July 2008, Setu signed a contract with the Brisbane Broncos starting in 2009. Setu played 21 games for Brisbane in the 2009 NRL season as the club reached the preliminary final but were defeated 40-10 by Melbourne.[4]
In 2010, Setu announced he would be leaving the Brisbane Broncos to serve a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Birmingham, England starting in 2011.[5]
On 13 September 2012, Setu announced his return from his mission, signing a one-year contract with the Melbourne Storm starting in 2013.[6] His first game was interchange for Storm's 2013 World Club Challenge win over Leeds.
He has signed with the Canberra Raiders for the 2014 NRL season on a two-year deal.[7] Setu didn't make an appearance for the Raiders in the 2014 season.
On 6 November 2014, Setu signed a one-year deal with the Sydney Roosters for the 2015 NRL season.[8][9]
Representative career
In 2008, Setu was named in the Samoan training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[10][11] He made the final squad and played 2 games.
Rugby Union
After the 2015 Rugby League season, Lagi returned to Rugby Union, signing with Queensland Country[12]
References
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ https://m.qt.com.au/news/apn-setu-embraces-samoan/79553/
- ^ http://www.rleague.com//db/player/s/setu_lagi/index.php
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2008.
- ^ "Famous Mormons in Rugby". famous mormons.net. 2010. Archived from the original on 21 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
- ^ http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-06-25/tupou-leaves-warriors-for-raiders/4777774
- ^ http://www.nrl.com/lagi-setu-joins-roosters/tabid/10874/newsid/82912/default.aspx?cid=NRL_HP_Latest
- ^ http://www.zerotackle.com/nrl/lagi-setu-signs-with-roosters-15622/
- ^ "Samoa name World Cup Squad". League Unlimited. 5 August 2008. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
- ^ "Samoa, Tonga and Fiji name squads". BBC. 8 October 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2008.
- ^ http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/northern-beaches/former-nrl-star-shapes-as-a-dangerman-for-north-harbour-rays/story-fngr8iii-1227563618685