Simon Lemalu

{{short description|Samoan rugby union player}} {{more footnotes needed|date=September 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}} {{infobox rugby biography | image = | fullname = Siuola Simon Lemalu | birth_place = Samoa | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1981|1|23}} | height = {{height|ft=5|in=9}} | weight = 260 lb | ru_currentposition = | ru_currentteam = | ru_position = Prop | amatyears1 = ???? | amatyears2 = ???? | amatteam1 = Ardmore Marist | amatteam2 = Waiuku | years1 = 2003-2004 | years2 = 2006-2007 | clubs1 = Otahuhu RFC | clubs2 = CA Brive | apps1 = | apps2 = 5 | points1 = | points2 = 0 | province1 = Northland | province2 = Counties Manukau | provinceyears1 = 2004-2005 | provinceyears2 = 2006-2013 | provinceapps1 = 21 | provinceapps2 = 76 | provincepoints1 = 20 | provincepoints2 = 8 | super1 = Chiefs | super2 = Chiefs Development | superyears1 = 2008 | superyears2 = 2011 | superapps1 = 2 | superpoints1 = 0 | repyears1 = 2002 | repyears2 = 2003-2011 | repteam1 = New Zealand U-21 | repteam2 = {{nrut|Samoa}} | repcaps1 = 5 | repcaps2 = 13 | reppoints1 = 0 | reppoints2 = 5 }}

''' Siuola Simon Lemalu''' (born 23 January 1981) is a Samoan former rugby union player. He played as a prop.

==Career== He debuted in the 2003 Rugby World Cup playing his first cap against Uruguay, at Perth, on 15 October 2003. He played three matches in the tournament. His last cap was against Tonga, at Lautoka, on 13 July 2011. He also played for Northland, Counties Manukau, CA Brive and for Chiefs in the Super Rugby 2008 season. He also played for New Zealand Colts in 2002.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rugbyhistory.co.nz/player/simon-s-lemalu|title=Siuola Simon Lemalu|date=2017-05-18|website=New Zealand Rugby History|language=en|access-date=2019-10-05}}</ref>

He signed with the Parramatta Two Blues for the 2014 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://rugbynews.net.au/parramatta-two-blues-sign-samoan-star-simon-lemalu/ |title=Shute Shield: Parramatta Two Blues Sign Samoan Star Simon Lemalu |publisher= |date=28 January 2014 |access-date=7 October 2023}}</ref>

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==External links== *{{ESPNscrum|14347}} *[https://www.rugbyhistory.co.nz/player/simon-s-lemalu Simon S. Lemalu at New Zealand Rugby History]

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