Radike Samo
Radike Samo was born in Nadi, Western Division, Fiji on July 9th, 1976 and is the Rugby Player. At the age of 48, Radike Samo biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
At 48 years old, Radike Samo has this physical status:
Between 2000 and 2006 Samo played 35 games for the ACT Brumbies.
He played with the Fiji Under-19's national team before winning 6 caps for the Wallabies in 2004.
In the summer of 2006, he signed a two-year contract with French giants Stade Français after rejecting an offer from Cardiff Blues. He scored a try on his debut with the Paris team after just 6 minutes (v ASM Clermont Auvergne, 30 August 2006, 45-15) and the winning try in the French Championship final against the same team in Stade de France on 9 June 2007, after scoring against Biarritz Olympique in the semi final, both times coming off the bench.
In April 2010, he returned from Japan to play for the Southern Districts Rebels in the Shute Shield competition, before joining the Queensland Reds on a short-term contract as cover for James Horwill. He started off slowly but after several games he was dubbed "outstanding" by Reds coach Ewen Mckenzie. He continued with the Reds in 2011, playing in the team's Super Rugby final triumph on his 35th birthday. The following day it was announced he had been called up to the Wallabies 40-man squad for the Test against Samoa, and TriNations series against New Zealand and South Africa.
He scored his first test try for the Wallabies during the final Tri-Nations and Bledisloe Cup match against the All Blacks in Brisbane on 27 August 2011. This try was later selected as the IRPA Try of the Year 2011.
At 35 years old, Samo is the oldest player to play for Australia in a Tri-Nations match. He, unusually, played on the wing for the Wallabies 2011 Rugby World Cup match with Russia, in place of the injured Drew Mitchell.
It was announced on 16 January 2015 that he had signed with the Melbourne Rebels. In 2015, he played for Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby and Queensland Country in National Rugby Championship. In 2016, he played in the Queensland Premier Rugby competition.
In 2017, he played for Brisbane City in National Rugby Championship.