Junior Poluleuligaga

Quick Facts

Full Name	Junior Poluleuligaga
Occupation	Rugby Union Player
Date Of Birth	Feb 5, 1981(1981-02-05)
Age	43
Birthplace	Otahuhu
Country	New Zealand
Birth City	Auckland Region
Horoscope	Aquarius

Junior Poluleuligaga Biography

Junior Poluleuligaga is one of the most popular and richest Rugby Union Player who was born on February 5, 1981 in Otahuhu, Auckland Region, New Zealand. Junior Poluleuligaga (born 5 February 1981) is an Samoan union player in the international rugby league. He is currently playing with Exeter Chiefs in the Aviva Premiership. He is a scrum half and attended De La Salle College, Mangere East. His name is usually abbreviated as Junior Polu.

In the off-season prior to the 2008/09 season, he joined Harlequins but then he moved to So’oialo. Since then, he has eliminated his main rival for the bench seat in the second row behind England the scrum-half Danny Care. After his Harlequins contract ended during the heat of summer 2009, he signed with his club the Bay of Plenty Steamers in the Air New Zealand Cup.

In 2010 Junior Polu was selected for the Waikato Chiefs as a backup Scrum Half for Brendon Leonard. On 21 February 2010 Junior Polu was selected ahead of Leonard at No. 9 against the Lions.

After an excellent performance in the Pacific Islanders tour Polu represented Samoa in the IRB Pacific Nations Cup in the summer of 2007 because of his absence from So’oialo. He was once again the 2nd choice for So’oialo, but his luck was due to the shift.

Junior Poluleuligaga Net Worth

Junior Poluleuligaga is one of the richest Rugby Union Player from New Zealand. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Junior Poluleuligaga 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

A large portion of the career of Junior Poluleuligaga was dependent on his opponent Steve So’oialo. Polu started his career after getting into his first team, the North Harbour provincial side, being picked by his place in the Samoan national team in 2006 was picked to represent the national team of his country’s parents, playing for the a composite side Pacific Islanders as a Samoan who was not selected during the 2004 tour because of being a So’oialo player.

So’oialo as well as Polu were both picked as part of the 2007 RWC team, in the context of how Samoa was hoping to upset the 2003 champions England and then eventual the champions South Africa. Polu was chosen ahead of So’oialo to play in the opening game against springboks and they were beaten in spite of a positive start. So’oialo returned for the derby match against Tonga that, despite having been entered as the most favoured team, fell 19-12. Polu was restored for the decisive game, with England providing a great score in the direction of Mahonri Schwalger. After having travelled to France to participate in the world cup, Polu was signed by RC Toulon on a short-term contract.

On 17 August 2010 Exeter Chiefs announced that they had completed a deal and visa for Junior. It was announced in local media in Devon, England that Polu will be leaving Exeter Chiefs at the end of the 2012/13 season.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Junior Poluleuligaga height 5 ft 11 in Junior weight 96 kg & body measurements will update soon.

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Facts & Trivia

Junior Ranked on the list of most popular Rugby Union Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in New Zealand. Junior Poluleuligaga celebrates birthday on February 5 of every year.

Top Facts about Junior Poluleuligaga

1. Junior Poluleuligaga is a rugby player from Samoa.
2. He plays as a scrum-half for the Samoan national team.
3. Poluleuligaga has also played for the Auckland Blues in Super Rugby.
4. He made his international debut in 2019 against Tonga.
5. Poluleuligaga was part of Samoa’s squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
6. He has scored one try in his international career so far.
7. Poluleuligaga is known for his quick and accurate passing skills.
8. He stands at 5’10” (178cm) tall and weighs around 176lbs (80kg).
9. Poluleuligaga started playing rugby at a young age in Samoa.
10. His nickname is “Junior Pulu”.