Samueli Naulu
Samueli Dawai Naulu, (5 January 1982 – 30 March 2013),[2] was a Fijian rugby union footballer. He was born in Narewa, Nadi. He played as a wing. He played for the USA Perpignan team in the Heineken Cup as well as playing for the same team in the French Top 14 Competition.
| Date of birth | 5 January 1982[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Nadi, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 30 March 2013 (aged 31) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Issigeac, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 116 kg (18 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Samueli was 1.94 m (6' 4") tall and weighed 116 kg (18 st 3 lb). When he joined Perpignan he used to play as a flanker but because the coach thought he would make a good winger he was trialled at the wing. He became USA Perpignan's first choice winger after joining the side after playing Rugby league.
He died on 30 March 2013 after his car collided with a tree in around 5am, 20 km south of Bergerac in Issigeac, France.[3]
References
- "NAULU DAWAI Samueli" (in French). 8 February 2011: itsrugby. Retrieved 8 February 2011.CS1 maint: location (link)
- "Naulu tué dans un accident". lequipe.fr. 30 March 2013.
- Former Fiji U21 winger dies in car crash
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