Joe Galuvao
Galuvao in 2005
Personal information
Born	8 July 1978 (1978-07-08) (age 31)
	Auckland, New Zealand
Height	181 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight	106 kg (16 st 10 lb)[1]
Playing information
Position	Prop, Second-row
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1998–00	Auckland Warriors	27	4	0	0	16
2001–05	Penrith Panthers	79	15	0	0	60
2006–07	South Sydney	23	3	0	0	12
2008–09	Parramatta Eels	0	0	0	0	0
2010–	Manly-Warringah
	Total	129	22	0	0	88
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2000	Samoa	2	0	0	0	0
2003–04	New Zealand	4	0	0	0	0
As of 30 August 2008
Source: RLP

Joe Galuvao (born 8 July 1978) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer for the Parramatta Eels of the National Rugby League. A Samoa and New Zealand international second row forward, he previously played for the Auckland Warriors, South Sydney Rabbitohs and Penrith Panthers, with whom he won the 2003 NRL Premiership.

[edit] Club career

Gavluvao was a member of the 2003 premiership winning Panthers team which defeated the Sydney Roosters in the grand final. With fellow second-rower Tony Puletua, Galuvao was known as one of the "Hair Bears" and was rated one of the best second-rowers in the world in 2003.^[2]

Galuvao joined the Rabbitohs from 2006 on a three-year deal.^[2] Galuvao was released in September 2007 after a campaign to encourage him to retire, reportedly being told by Souths to swap "the paddock for the pulpit".^[3] by the Rabbitohs to join the Parramatta Eels in the 2008 off season.^[4] Galuvao signed a 2 year contract with Parramatta, keeping him with the Eels through the 2009 season. In the 2008 season, he only played in six NRL games for the Eels. In 2009, however he matched that total in the first six games of the season.^[4]

In August, 2009, Galuvao extended his playing career by signing a three-year deal with Manly Warringah Sea Eagles.^[5]

[edit] Representative career

Galuvao has represented the New Zealand national team on four occasions between 2003 and 2004 and was a member of the 2003 grand-final winning Penrith Panthers.

[edit] Career highlights

• First Grade Debut: 1998 - Round 8, Auckland v Sydney Roosters at Aussie Stadium, 2 May
• Representative Selection: 2003 - Australia vs New Zealand at Aussie Stadium, 25 July
• Premierships: 2003 - member of the Grand final winning Penrith Panthers, defeated Sydney Roosters, 18–6

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Player profile

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