Peter Samu

Peter Samu (born 17 December 1991) is an Australian professional rugby union player who is currently a loose forward for the in Super Rugby. He returned to Australia after playing for Bordeaux Begles in the French Top14 competition. He has represented Australia in international rugby. After several seasons playing in Australia and England, Samu gained his professional career breakthrough in New Zealand, firstly with in the Mitre 10 Cup and then the in Super Rugby. He first made his way in rugby playing for Moorabbin Rugby Club in his juniors before moving interstate to Brisbane and playing a handful of games in the first grade for Sunnybank Rugby. Samu played minimal first grade rugby in Brisbane, due to Wallabies (at the time) Jake Schatz and Liam Gill.

Professional career In 2012, Samu moved to Sydney to play for Randwick where he played majority of his rugby in premier division for the Shute Shield. He played a strong season in 2012 and won the most valuable player of the year award for the Shute Shield competition. Samu also had two-year stint in England playing local club rugby for St. Ives from 2010. He later moved to New Zealand in 2014 and began playing for Waimea Old Boys in the Tasman club rugby competition. With competition for places tough among a star-studded Crusaders line-up which featured the likes of Kieran Read and Matt Todd, it was perhaps unsurprising that Samu only made 4 substitute appearances during his debut season. He was retained in the squad for 2017.

Union Bordeaux Begles Samu signed for Union Bordeaux Begles ahead of the 2023 Top14 season. He scored 5 tries for UBB in his first season with the club.

In December 2024, he scored two tries during a 42–28 victory over Leicester Tigers in the opening round of the 2024-25 European Rugby Champions Cup. In April 2025, he scored a try in the Champions Cup quarter-finals during a 47–29 victory over Munster. In May 2025, he scored a try in the Champions Cup semi-finals during a 35–18 victory over reigning champions Toulouse to help his side reach their first ever European final.

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Honours Bordeaux Bègles 1× European Rugby Champions Cup: 2025