Daniel Leo

This article is about the rugby player. For the boss of the Genovese crime family see Daniel Leo (mobster)

Daniel Leo

Personal information
Full name	Daniel Leo
Date of birth	October 2, 1982 (1982-10-02) (age 29)
Place of birth	Dunedin, New Zealand
Height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight	17 st 8 lbs (112 kg)
Club information
Position(s)	Lock
Current club	Union Bordeaux Bègles
Senior clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (points)
2006–2010 2010–	Sunnybank Reds Wasps Bordeaux	70 (15)
Representative teams
2005–	Samoa Pacific Islanders	21 (0)
* Professional club appearances and points counted for domestic first grade only.

Daniel Leo (born 2 October 1982) is a Samoan rugby union footballer.

Career

Leo can play in the second row or as a back row forward. He currently plays for Union Bordeaux Bègles in France in the Pro D2 Competition, the second tier of French domestic rugby, having played several seasons for London Wasps in the English club competition, the Guinness Premiership, and has appeared numerous times for his national team Samoa. Prior to coming to the London Wasps, Leo, who was born in New Zealand but moved to Australia when he was 18, played for Sunnybank in the Queensland competition, as well as the Queensland Reds. He made his international debut for Samoa at Telstra Stadium in Sydney against Australia in June 2005. He was recently included in the Pacific Islanders squad that toured Europe in late 2006. He was also selected in the Samoan squad for the 2007 Rugby World Cup and the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

References

External links

• Wasps profile

Persondata
Name	Leo, Daniel
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	2 October 1982
Place of birth	Duniden, New Zealand
Date of death
Place of death