Pasami Saulo

Pasami Saulo (born 1 August 1998) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL.

Pasami Saulo
Personal information
Born (1998-08-01) 1 August 1998
Belmont, New South Wales, Australia
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight103 kg (16 st 3 lb)
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018– Newcastle Knights 13 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2020 Māori All Stars 1 0 0 0 0
As of 18 November 2020
Source: [1]

Background

Saulo was born in Belmont, New South Wales, Australia.

He played his junior rugby league for Fairfield United and the Maitland Pickers, before being signed by the Newcastle Knights. He is of Samoan and Māori descent.

Playing career

Early years

In July 2016, Saulo played for the Australian Schoolboys.[2] From 2016 to 2017, he played for the Newcastle Knights' National Youth Competition team,[3] In November 2017, he re-signed with the Knights on a 2-year contract until the end of 2020.[4]

2018

In 2018, Saulo played some games for the Knights in the new Jersey Flegg Cup competition,[5] but mostly appeared in their Intrust Super Premiership NSW side.[6] In round 22 of the 2018 NRL season, Saulo became the 300th player to play NRL for the Knights, after making his debut against the New Zealand Warriors, playing off the interchange bench.[7][8]

References
  1. Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Pasami Saulo - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  2. "Australian Schoolboys team". 16 July 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  3. "S". 27 December 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  4. "Knights re-sign Pasami Saulo". 10 November 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  5. "Newcastle v Canterbury". 9 July 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  6. "Knights name ISP and Jersey Flegg Round 20 teams". 24 July 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  7. "Round 22 squad: Brown names young prop for NRL debut". 7 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  8. "Round 22: NRL team lists announced". Daily Telegraph.
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