Lagi Setu
.jpg) Setu in 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
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'
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
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
References
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ Jay Buchan (10 October 2008). "Setu embraces Samoan heritage". QT. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019.
- ^ "Lagi SETU". Rugby League Project. Archived from the original on 2 January 2010.
- ^ "NRL Thursday Arvo Wrap". 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.
- ^ "Storm builds strong front". Archived from the original on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
- ^ "Raiders sign Setu, Tupou". ABC News. 24 June 2013.
- ^ "Lagi Setu joins Roosters". National Rugby League. 6 November 2014.
- ^ "Lagi Setu signs with Roosters". Zero Tackle. 6 November 2014. Archived from the original on 22 October 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Former NRL star shapes as a dangerman for North Harbour Rays". Daily Telegraph. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2021.