Seilala Lam
| Full name | Leon Seilala Lam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 18 February 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hamilton, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (243 lb; 17 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St. Edmund's College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Jack Lam (brother) Ben Lam (cousin) Pat Lam (cousin) Seilala Mapusua (uncle) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Leon Seilala Lam (born 18 February 1989) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a hooker for Top 14 club Perpignan. Born in New Zealand, he represents Samoa at international level after qualifying on ancestry grounds.[1]
Early life
[edit]Seilala was born in New Zealand, but was raised in Australia.[2]
Club career
[edit]He began his professional career in 2010, where he played with Randwick in The Shute Shield. He played the following season with Eastern Suburbs RUFC in The Shute Shield, During his time there he trained with the Waratahs where Head Coach at the time Michael Cheika suggested for him to change from an openside flanker into hooker before the 2014 National Rugby Championship season for the Canberra Vikings.[3]
In 2015 Lam joined USO Nevers in France, playing 23 games for the club over 18 months before joining USA Perpignan in 2017.[4]
International career
[edit]Seilala Lam was first selected for Samoa in 2016, Later being named in Samoa's final 31 Man squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Seilala Lam itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ "Family, passion and blue jersey". Samoa Observer. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "NSW Waratahs coach Michael Cheika makes Seilala Lam into a Canberra Vikings hooker". Sydney Morning Herald. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ "Seilala Lam USA Perpignan Player Profile". USA Perpignan. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ "Two uncapped players in Samoa squad for Japan". Rugby World Cup. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
https://rugbynews.net.au/hard-hitting-lam-takes-a-shot-at-nrc-with-canberra-vikings/
External links
[edit]- Seilala Lam at ESPNscrum
- Seilala Lam at ItsRugby.co.uk
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Rugby union players from Hamilton, New Zealand
- Samoan rugby union players
- Samoa international rugby union players
- Australian rugby union players
- New Zealand rugby union players
- Australian sportspeople of Samoan descent
- New Zealand sportspeople of Samoan descent
- New Zealand emigrants to Australia
- Rugby union hookers
- 2019 Rugby World Cup players
- 2023 Rugby World Cup players
- Eastern Suburbs RUFC players
- Randwick DRUFC players
- USON Nevers players
- USA Perpignan players
- Samoan expatriate rugby union players in France
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players