Rugby player
| Full name | Apoua Samuel Stewart | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1979-12-02) 2 December 1979 (age 45) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Builder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Apoua Samuel Stewart (born 2 December 1979) is a Samoan former rugby union international.
A native of Wellington, Stewart was a Marist St Pats product who played mainly as a fullback and winger. He made his provincial debut for Wellington in 2001, then played with Bay of Plenty from 2003 to 2005.
Stewart was capped twice by Samoa in 2005, debuting as the team's fullback in the one-off Test against Australia at Stadium Australia in Sydney. His other appearance came in Nuku'alofa against Tonga.
In 2006, Stewart joined English club Coventry and had his time at the club cut short when he tested positive for ephedrine, receiving a two-year ban by the International Rugby Board, later reduced to 18-months. He has claimed that the positive test was the result of a training supplement he had taken.
Stewart made a return to provincial rugby in 2009, playing again for Wellington.
See also
References
- "Apoua Samuel Stewart". www.rugbyhistory.co.nz.
- ^ "Apoua Stewart keen to start afresh after drug ban". The Dominion Post. Stuff.co.nz. 31 January 2009.
- "Tupai caps big year - Sport News". Bay of Plenty Times. NZ Herald. 10 June 2005.
- Wilkinson, John (2 November 2006). "Rugby star's two-year ban for drug use". Coventry Live.
- Robson, Toby (27 August 2010). "Dual jobs for Wellington fullback Apoua Stewart". The Dominion Post. Stuff.co.nz.
External links
- Apoua Stewart at ESPNscrum
| Samoa squad - |2005 Rugby Sevens World Cup | |
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| Management | Schuster |
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Samoan rugby union players
- Samoa international rugby union players
- Samoa international rugby sevens players
- Samoan expatriate rugby union players in England
- Rugby union fullbacks
- Rugby union wings
- Rugby union players from Wellington City
- Wellington rugby union players
- Bay of Plenty rugby union players
- Coventry R.F.C. players
- Doping cases in rugby union