Olajuwon Noa

Olajuwon Noa (born 28 December 1989)[1] is a Samoan rugby union player who plays for the Sharks in the United Rugby Championship. His playing position is flanker. Noa joined the Sharks ahead of the 2021–22 United Rugby Championship, having previously played semi-professionally in the Shute Shield for NHRU Wildfires.[2] Noa also represented both the Melbourne Rising and Canberra Vikings in the National Rugby Championship.[3] In 2021, Noa won his first caps for Samoa in their 2023 Rugby World Cup qualifiers against Tonga.[4]

Olajuwon Noa
Date of birth (1989-12-28) 28 December 1989
Place of birthNew Zealand
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight110 kg (243 lb; 17 st 5 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Current team Bayonne
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014 Melbourne Rising 4 (0)
2016 Canberra Vikings 6 (6)
2018–2019 SilverStorm El Salvador 22 (40)
2021 NHRU Wildfires 6 (0)
2021–2022 Sharks 0 (0)
2022 Sharks (Currie Cup) 8 (0)
2022– Bayonne 8 (0)
Correct as of 16 September 2022
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2021– Samoa 5 (0)
Correct as of 23 July 2022

Reference list

  1. "Olajuwon Noa". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  2. "Joaquín Díaz Bonilla se convirtió en nuevo jugador de Sharks". ESPN (in Spanish). 15 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  3. "Melbourne Rising announce playing squad". Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  4. "Manu Samoa names 13 new caps to face Māori All Blacks, Tonga". Radio New Zealand. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.


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