Lagi Setu
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Lagi Setu (born 25 February 1988) is a Samoa international rugby league footballer. In rugby league he primarily plays Template:Rlp or Template:Rlp.
Early life
Born in Auckland, New Zealand. Setus’ family moved to Ipswich, Queensland, where he was educated at Ipswich Grammar School.[1]
He played his junior football in Ipswich Jets, also playing rugby union, before being signed by the St. George Illawarra Dragons.
Playing career
He played for the Dragons' Premier League reserve-grade team in 2006. In round 2 of the 2007 NRL season he made his NRL debut for St. George Illawarra against the Newcastle Knights. In 2008, Setu played twenty games for St. George's Toyota Cup team, scoring 1 try.[2]
On 31 July 2008, Setu signed a contract with the Brisbane Broncos starting in 2009. Setu played 21 games for Brisbane in the 2009 NRL season as the club reached the preliminary final but were defeated 40-10 by Melbourne.[3]
In 2010, Setu announced he would be leaving the Brisbane Broncos to serve a two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Birmingham, England starting in 2011.[4]
On 13 September 2012, Setu announced his return from his mission, signing a one-year contract with the Melbourne Storm starting in 2013.[5] His first game was interchange for Storm's 2013 World Club Challenge win over Leeds.
He has signed with the Canberra Raiders for the 2014 NRL season on a two-year deal.[6] Setu didn't make an appearance for the Raiders in the 2014 season.
On 6 November 2014, Setu signed a one-year deal with the Sydney Roosters for the 2015 NRL season.[7][8]
Representative career
In 2008, Setu was named in the Samoan training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[9][10] He made the final squad and played 2 games.
Rugby Union
After the 2015 Rugby League season, Lagi returned to Rugby Union, signing with Queensland Country.[11]
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External links
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- Living people
- 21st-century Mormon missionaries
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- Junior Kangaroos players
- Melbourne Storm players
- Mormon missionaries in England
- Mount Pritchard Mounties players
- New Zealand emigrants to Australia
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- New Zealand sportspeople of Samoan descent
- People educated at Ipswich Grammar School
- Queensland Country (NRC team) players
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