Samoan International and Moana Pacific player Sama Malolo gets in the mixer to share his incredible journey up to date. Sama made a name for himself during the 2023 World Cup, with only having 1 super rugby cap to his name and coming from the MLR in his rookie-international season he did more than hold his weight against some of the best sides in the world.
Sama's journey was anything but easy leading up to this moment and throughout the episode he's brutally honest and raw about it all. For any athlete that is on the cusp of cracking it or has aspirations to chase the dream, I highly recommend listening to this. As Sama shares his hardships, barriers and lessons learnt that moulded him into the player and man he is today.
Yarns in this episode include
- Sama's World Cup experience - how he went from the fourth choice hooker, to starting against England
- What his mindset is going into games
- How he fell out of love with the game twice and temporarily retired
- What the contributing factors were that resulted in his break out season in 2023
- His experience's playing for the Rebels, Suntory, Utah Warriors and San Diego Legion
- Becoming close friends with one of the GOATS in Rugby Union and how he helped him get his shot for Samoa
- Explaining how important mentors are in a professional's career and how he formed the relationships with his
- What it was like being at the Force when they were cut from Super Rugby
- His full circle moment when he earned his Super Rugby contract with Moana Pacifica and how his mindset on everything had changes
and so much more!
I hope you enjoy this one as much as I did
