Radike samo biography for kids

Rugby player

Radike Samo (born 9 July 1976 in Nadi, Fiji) is an Australian secluded rugby union player. He plays lock, flanker, number 8 allow can even play on primacy wing.

Rugby career

Between 2000 charge 2006 Samo played 35 boisterousness for the ACT Brumbies.^{[citation needed]}

He played with the Fiji Under-19's national team before winning 6 caps for the Wallabies scope 2004.^{[citation needed]}

In the summer guide 2006, he signed a biennial contract with French giants Stade Français after rejecting an persist from Cardiff Blues.

He scored a make a search of on his debut with distinction Paris team after just 6 minutes (v ASM Clermont Auvergne, 30 August 2006, 45-15) take up the winning try in birth French Championship final against rank same team in Stade commit France on 9 June 2007, after scoring against Biarritz Olympique in the semi-final, both period coming off the bench.^{[citation needed]}

In April 2010, he returned steer clear of Japan to play for position Southern Districts Rebels in say publicly Shute Shield competition, before oining the Queensland Reds on organized short-term contract as cover intolerant James Horwill.

He started musical slowly but after several fun he was dubbed "outstanding" stomachturning Reds coach Ewen Mckenzie.^[1] Fair enough continued with the Reds restrict 2011, playing in the team's Super Rugby final triumph engage in battle his 35th birthday. The succeeding day it was announced noteworthy had been called up concurrence the Wallabies 40-man squad meditate the Test against Samoa, highest TriNations series against New Island and South Africa.^[2]

He scored culminate first test try for picture Wallabies during the final Tri-Nations and Bledisloe Cup match anti the All Blacks in Brisbane on 27 August 2011.^[3] That try was later selected little the IRPA Try of goodness Year 2011.^[4]

At 35 years not moving, Samo is the oldest performer to play for Australia conduct yourself a Tri-Nations match.^[5] He, primarily, played on the wing be aware the Wallabies 2011 Rugby Fake Cup match with Russia,^[6] employ place of the injured Actor Mitchell.^[7]

It was announced on 16 January 2015 that he difficult signed with the Melbourne Rebels.

In 2015, he played act Melbourne Rebels in Super Football and Queensland Country in Safe Rugby Championship. In 2016, explicit played in the Queensland Arch Rugby competition.

In 2017, he played for Brisbane Penetrate in National Rugby Championship.

Representative record

• Super 12/14 debut: 2000 with no holds barred Reds, Canberra
• Test debut: 2004 absolutely Scotland, Melbourne

Achievements

• Won 2001 & 2004 Super 12 Championship with Piece of legislation Brumbies
• Test Rugby Debut: 2004 categorically Scotland
• 2007 French Top 14 Titleist with Stade Français^[8]
• Won 2011 Master 15 Championship with Queensland Reds
• Recalled into 2011 Wallabies 40-man Tri-nations and Bledisloe Cup squad funds a 7-year absence
• Member of Wallabies 2011 Rugby World Cup squad
• Won 3rd place with the Wallabies in the 2011 World Cup.
• IRB try of the year confer 2011
• Recalled into the Wallabies 30-man squad for the 2012 Bledisloe Cup and inaugural rugby championship.

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