{{Short description|Samoan rugby league and rugby union footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}} {{Infobox rugby league biography |name = Shane Laloata |fullname = |image = |imagesize = |caption = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1977|12|8}} |height = {{convert|201|cm|ftin|abbr=on}} |weight = {{convert|96|kg|stlb|abbr=on}} |position = {{rlp|WG|CE}} |club1 = St. George Illawarra |year1start = 2002 |year1end = |appearances1 = 11 |tries1 = 4 |goals1 = 0 |fieldgoals1 = 1 |points1 = 16 |teamA = Samoa |yearAstart = 2000 |yearAend = |appearancesA = 2 |triesA = 0 |goalsA = 3 |fieldgoalsA = 0 |pointsA = 6 |retired = yes |source = <ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Shane_Laloata/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}</ref> |updated = }}
'''Shane Laloata''' (born 8 December 1977) is a professional rugby football player. He represented Samoa in rugby league.
==Rugby League career== ===Playing career=== In 1999 Laloata was with the Newcastle Knights, and played in the NSWRL Premier League.<ref>[http://knightsleague.graphicdesignplus.com/Player_stats.html Knights Player Stats ] ''Newcastle Knights Premier League''</ref> He then moved to the North-Nelson Bay Marlins in the Newcastle Rugby League in 2000.<ref>James Gardiner [http://www.marlins.com.au/marlins-articles/2000/2/17/five-new-marlins-to-play-in-rep-trial-match/ Five New Marlins to play in Rep Trial Match] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706105935/http://www.marlins.com.au/marlins-articles/2000/2/17/five-new-marlins-to-play-in-rep-trial-match/ |date=6 July 2011 }} ''Newcastle Herald'', 17 February 2000</ref>
In 2002 Laloata played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League. He played for the Knights NSWRL Premier League side in 2003.<ref>Jeremy Plimmer [http://www.leagueunlimited.com/article.php?newsid=2207 NSWRL Premier League: Round 17 Preview] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224052012/http://www.leagueunlimited.com/article.php?newsid=2207 |date=24 February 2012 }} ''rleague.com'', 1 August 2003</ref>
===Representative career=== Laloata played for Samoa in the 2000 World Cup.
==Rugby union career== By 2005 Laloata had switched to rugby union, and was playing for the Warringah Rugby Club in the Tooheys New Cup.<ref>[http://aru.rugby.com.au/news/all_set_for_the_tooheys_new_cup_finals,32667.html All Set for the Tooheys New Cup Finals] ''NSWRU'', 8 September 2005</ref>
He moved to the Newcastle and Hunter Rugby Union competition in 2007, before heading north to Brisbane in 2008.<ref>[https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/481400/hawks-set-to-soar/ Hawks set to soar] ''The Herald'', 27 March 2008</ref> However he returned to Newcastle in 2009, playing for Nelson Bay before switching to Merewether Carlton in 2010.<ref>[https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/455006/arch-rivals-rekindle-premiership-battle/ Arch rivals rekindle premiership battle] ''The Herald'', 8 April 2010</ref>
==References== {{reflist|2}}
{{Samoa squad 2000 Rugby League World Cup}}
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