John B Phillips: Samu Kubunavanua side-lined with injury
19 Apr, 2021 04:00 PM
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Whanganui tryscorer Samu Kubunavanua is missing from rugby this season. Photo / Lewis Gardner
There have been some great tries scored by Whanganui representative teams over the years but missing from the local rugby scene this season is 31-year-old Samu Macedru Kubunavanua who received national recognition back in 2015 for his amazing try for the union.
The Ngamatapouri winger, who is side-lined this year after a major shoulder operation, scored the most thrilling of his 19 Heartland tries when the Steelform Butcher Boys beat top qualifiers South Canterbury 28-11 in the 2015 Meads Cup final in Timaru.