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Rugby was an unlikely sport for Manu Samoa's new first five

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By Thomas Airey 26 July 2019, 6:32PM

Plenty of Samoan rugby players grow up in Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane but, unusually, new Manu Samoa first five Ulupano 'UJ' Seuteni was raised in an Australian city where rugby is almost unknown.

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By Thomas Airey 26 July 2019, 6:32PM

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