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== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Seilala was born in [[New Zealand]], but emigrated with his family to [[Australia]] at the age of 11.
Seilala was born in [[New Zealand]], but was raised in [[Australia]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/sport/35593 |title=Family, passion and blue jersey |publisher=Samoa Observer |date=1 June 2016 |access-date=10 January 2024}}</ref>


== Club career ==
== Club career ==
He began his professional career in 2010, where he played with [[Randwick Rugby|Randwick]] in [[Shute Shield|The Shute Shield]]. He played the following season with Eastern Suburbs RUFC in [[Shute Shield|The Shute Shield]], During his time there he trained with the [[New South Wales Waratahs|Waratahs]] where Head Coach at the time [[Michael Cheika]] suggested for him to change from an [[openside flanker]] into [[Hooker (rugby union)|hooker]] before the 2014 [[National Rugby Championship]] season for the [[Canberra Vikings]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/rugby-union/nsw-waratahs-coach-michael-cheika-makes-seilala-lam-into-a-canberra-vikings-hooker-20140818-105e23.html | title=NSW Waratahs coach Michael Cheika makes Seilala Lam into a Canberra Vikings hooker | work=Sydney Morning Herald | accessdate=8 September 2019}}</ref>
He began his professional career in 2010, where he played with [[Randwick Rugby|Randwick]] in [[Shute Shield|The Shute Shield]]. He played the following season with Eastern Suburbs RUFC in [[Shute Shield|The Shute Shield]], During his time there he trained with the [[New South Wales Waratahs|Waratahs]] where Head Coach at the time [[Michael Cheika]] suggested for him to change from an [[openside flanker]] into [[Hooker (rugby union)|hooker]] before the 2014 [[National Rugby Championship]] season for the [[Canberra Vikings]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/rugby-union/nsw-waratahs-coach-michael-cheika-makes-seilala-lam-into-a-canberra-vikings-hooker-20140818-105e23.html | title=NSW Waratahs coach Michael Cheika makes Seilala Lam into a Canberra Vikings hooker | work=Sydney Morning Herald | date=18 August 2014 | accessdate=8 September 2019}}</ref>


In 2015 Lam joined [[USO Nevers]] in [[France]], playing 23 games for the club over 18 months before joining [[USA Perpignan]] in 2017.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://fr.usap.fr/joueur/lam-seilala | title=Seilala Lam USA Perpignan Player Profile | work=USA Perpignan | accessdate=8 September 2019}}</ref>
In 2015 Lam joined [[USO Nevers]] in [[France]], playing 23 games for the club over 18 months before joining [[USA Perpignan]] in 2017.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://fr.usap.fr/joueur/lam-seilala | title=Seilala Lam USA Perpignan Player Profile | work=USA Perpignan | accessdate=8 September 2019}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 08:58, 7 July 2024

Seilala Lam
Full nameLeon Seilala Lam
Date of birth (1989-02-18) 18 February 1989 (age 35)
Place of birthHamilton, New Zealand
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight110 kg (243 lb; 17 st 5 lb)
SchoolSt. Edmund's College
Notable relative(s)Jack Lam (brother)
Ben Lam (cousin)
Pat Lam (cousin)
Seilala Mapusua (uncle)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Current team Perpignan
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010 Randwick 18 (20)
2014 Eastern Suburbs 9 (10)
2014 Canberra Vikings 6 (0)
2015–2017 Nevers 23 (25)
2017– Perpignan 114 (70)
Correct as of 28 August 2023
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2008–2009 Australia U20 7 (5)
2016– Samoa 24 (15)
Correct as of 28 August 2023

Leon Seilala Lam (born 18 February 1989) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a hooker for Top 14 club Perpignan. Born in New Zealand, he represents Samoa at international level after qualifying on ancestry grounds.[1]

Early life

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Seilala was born in New Zealand, but was raised in Australia.[2]

Club career

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He began his professional career in 2010, where he played with Randwick in The Shute Shield. He played the following season with Eastern Suburbs RUFC in The Shute Shield, During his time there he trained with the Waratahs where Head Coach at the time Michael Cheika suggested for him to change from an openside flanker into hooker before the 2014 National Rugby Championship season for the Canberra Vikings.[3]

In 2015 Lam joined USO Nevers in France, playing 23 games for the club over 18 months before joining USA Perpignan in 2017.[4]

International career

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Seilala Lam was first selected for Samoa in 2016, Later being named in Samoa's final 31 Man squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Seilala Lam itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Family, passion and blue jersey". Samoa Observer. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  3. ^ "NSW Waratahs coach Michael Cheika makes Seilala Lam into a Canberra Vikings hooker". Sydney Morning Herald. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Seilala Lam USA Perpignan Player Profile". USA Perpignan. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Two uncapped players in Samoa squad for Japan". Rugby World Cup. Retrieved 8 September 2019.

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