Ray Niuia

Raymond 'Ray' Niuia (born 1993) is a Samoan rugby union player who currently plays for the Highlanders in the Super Rugby competition. His position of choice is Hooker.

Ray Niuia
Birth nameRay Niuia
Date of birth (1991-06-19) 19 June 1991
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 240 lb)
SchoolMassey High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013–2016 North Harbour 26 (10)
2018 Tasman 11 (0)
Correct as of 3 August 2019
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2019— Highlanders 1 (0)
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018- Samoa 4 (0)

On 23 August 2019, he was named in Samoa's 34-man training squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup,[1] before being named in the final 31 on 31 August.[2]

North Harbour

Niuia made 26 appearances and scored 10 points for North Harbour in 4 seasons.

Tasman

In 2018 Niuia his debut for the Tasman Mako against Canterbury at Lansdowne Park in Blenhiem. Niuia made a further 10 appearances for the Mako in the 2018 season.

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References

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  1. Airey, Thomas (23 August 2019). "Alalatoa headlines Manu Samoa pre-World Cup squad". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  2. "Two uncapped players in Samoa squad for Japan". rugbyworldcup.com. Rugby World Cup. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  3. "Ray Niuia". Mako.nz. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  4. "Raymond Niuia". Rugbyhistory.co.nz. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
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