Olajuwon Noa

Olajuwon Noa (born 28 December 1989)^[1] is a Samoan rugby union player who plays for the Sharks in the United Rugby Championship. His playing position is flanker. Noa joined the Sharks ahead of the 2021–22 United Rugby Championship, having previously played semi-professionally in the Shute Shield for NHRU Wildfires.^[2] Noa also represented both the Melbourne Rising and Canberra Vikings in the National Rugby Championship.^[3] In 2021, Noa won his first caps for Samoa in their 2023 Rugby World Cup qualifiers against Tonga.^[4]

Olajuwon Noa

Date of birth	(1989-12-28) 28 December 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	New Zealand
Height	193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	110 kg (243 lb; 17 st 5 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker Current team Bayonne Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2014 Melbourne Rising 4 (0) 2016 Canberra Vikings 6 (6) 2018–2019 SilverStorm El Salvador 22 (40) 2021 NHRU Wildfires 6 (0) 2021–2022 Sharks 0 (0) 2022 Sharks (Currie Cup) 8 (0) 2022–2023 Bayonne 8 (0) 2024 New Orleans Gold 9 (5) 2025 Seattle Seawolves 0 () Correct as of 16 September 2022 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2021– Samoa 5 (0) Correct as of 23 July 2022