Henry Suluvale

Henry Suluvale
Personal information
Full nameHenry Suluvale
Born (1971-09-16) 16 September 1971 (age 53)
Christchurch, New Zealand
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1995 Eastern Suburbs 1 0 0 0 0
1996–98 Gold Coast 19 3 0 0 12
Total 20 3 0 0 12
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1995 Western Samoa
Source: [1]
As of 4 January 2024

Henry Suluvale (born 16 September 1971) is a former professional rugby league footballer who represented Western Samoa at the 1995 Rugby League World Cup and also the 1995 world sevens. Suluvale played on the Wing or in the Centres.

Early years

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Suluvale grew up in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Playing career

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Suluvale played 22 games for the Canterbury Country Cardinals in the 1994 Lion Red Cup, scoring 18 tries. He also toured New Zealand and Fiji with Western Samoa in 1994 and represented Canterbury in their Rugby League Cup defence.[2][3]

Suluvale joined Eastern Suburbs in 1995 later renamed the "Sydney City Roosters" and played mostly reserve grade before signing for Super League.

In 1996, he signed with the Hunter Mariners before the Superleague war ended the club's season before it began.[4] He instead moved to the Gold Coast, spending two years with the Gold Coast Chargers and played 19 first grade games. Suluvale's last game in first grade was against Parramatta in Round 8 1998 which the Gold Coast lost 24-2.

References

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  1. ^ "Henry Suluvale - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. ^ Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1994, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1994. p.50
  3. ^ Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1994, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1994. p.187
  4. ^ Hunter Mariners Archived 2011-05-18 at the Wayback Machine 1908.com
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