{{Short description|Samoa international rugby league footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}} {{Use Australian English|date=August 2014}} {{Infobox rugby league biography |name = Brian Laumatia |fullname = |image = |caption = |position = {{rlp|WG}} |birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = |height = |weight = |club1 = Mangere East Hawks |club2 = Counties Manukau |year2start = 1994 |appearances2 = 25 |tries2 = 16 |goals2 = 0 |fieldgoals2 = 0 |points2 = 34 |club3 = Cronulla Sharks |year3start = 1995 |year3end = 97 |appearances3 = 7 |tries3 = 1 |goals3 = 0 |fieldgoals3 = 0 |points3 = 4 |teamA = Auckland |yearAstart = 1994 |yearAend = |appearancesA = 1 |triesA = 0 |goalsA = 0 |fieldgoalsA = 0 |pointsA = 0 |teamB = Samoa |yearBstart = 1992 |yearBend = 95 |appearancesB = 2 |triesB = 1 |goalsB = 0 |fieldgoalsB = 0 |pointsB = 4 |updated = |source = <ref>[http://rugbyleagueproject.com/players/Brian_Laumatia.html Rugby League Project]</ref><ref>{{Rugby league records |id=13864 |title=Brian Laumatia |access-date=16 December 2025}}</ref> |new = yes }}
'''Brian Laumatia''' is a former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Cronulla Sharks in the Super League in Australia.
==Playing career== In 1994 he played for the Counties Manukau Heroes in the Lion Red Cup, and represented Auckland.<ref name=LRC>''Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1994'', New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1994. p.94</ref>
Laumatia was a Samoan international and played at the 1992 Pacific Cup, and the 1995 World Cup.
==Later years== Since retiring he has joined the New Zealand Police, and currently is the Captain-Coach of the Counties-Manukau Police rugby league team.<ref>[http://www.warriors.co.nz/news/288/getting-it-on---station-of-origi Getting it on - Station of Origi] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090726183010/http://www.warriors.co.nz/news/288/getting-it-on---station-of-origi/ |date=26 July 2009}} ''warriors.co.nz'', Accessed 13 July 2009</ref>
==References== {{reflist|2}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070929104732/http://www2.hunterlink.net.au/~maajjs/res/wcup1995.htm World Cup 1995 details] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20081208154608/http://www.samoaobserver.ws/local/LNPages/0308/2808ln013.htm NRL’s island talent] *[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Brian_Laumatia/summary.html Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org]
{{Western Samoa 1995 Rugby League World Cup squad}}
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