Ray Niuia
Raymond 'Ray' Niuia (born 1993) is a Samoan rugby union player who currently plays for the Highlanders in the Super Rugby competition. His position of choice is Hooker.
| Birth name | Ray Niuia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 19 June 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 240 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Massey High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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On 23 August 2019, he was named in Samoa's 34-man training squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup,[1] before being named in the final 31 on 31 August.[2]
North Harbour
Niuia made 26 appearances and scored 10 points for North Harbour in 4 seasons.
Tasman
In 2018 Niuia his debut for the Tasman Mako against Canterbury at Lansdowne Park in Blenhiem. Niuia made a further 10 appearances for the Mako in the 2018 season.
References
- Airey, Thomas (23 August 2019). "Alalatoa headlines Manu Samoa pre-World Cup squad". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- "Two uncapped players in Samoa squad for Japan". rugbyworldcup.com. Rugby World Cup. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- "Ray Niuia". Mako.nz. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- "Raymond Niuia". Rugbyhistory.co.nz. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
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