Daniel Leo (rugby union)
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| Full name | Daniel Leo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 2 October 1982 Palmerston North, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 112 kg (17 st 9 lb; 247 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Auckland Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Daniel Azor Leo (born 2 October 1982)[1] is a rugby union player and the current head coach at Brisbane Boys' College. Born in New Zealand to Samoan parents, he won 39 caps for Samoa between 2005 and 2014. He can play in the second row or as a back row forward.[2]
Leo was born in Palmerston North, New Zealand, and moved to Australia when he was 18. He played for Sunnybank in the Queensland Competition, as well as the Queensland Reds.
Club career
After making his debut for Samoa in 2005, he was not eligible to play for an Australian Super 12 franchise, so moved to London Wasps. He was a replacement as Wasps won the 2007 Heineken Cup Final.[3]
He later had spells with Bordeaux Begles and USA Perpignan in the Top 14, and London Irish in the Aviva Premiership.
On 21 May 2015, Leo signed for London Welsh for the 2015-16 RFU Championship season. He moved to London Cornish for 2016–17 as Player/Coach in London 2 South-West, where he helped the club to the title in an unbeaten season. In 2017-18 he moved to Bishops Stortford RFC in National League 1, before returning to London Cornish for the 2018–19 season.[4]
