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Samuel Waqabaca Stats
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Samuel Waqabaca Stats
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9 May 2026
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Tokyo Sungoliath
25 Apr 2026
25 Apr
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Toyota Verblitz
20 Feb 2026
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Urayasu D-Rocks
13 Feb 2026
13 Feb
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Yokohama Canon Eagles
6 Feb 2026
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Saitama Wild Knights
23 Jan 2026
23 Jan
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Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars
16 Jan 2026
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Kobelco Kobe Steelers
9 Jan 2026
9 Jan
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26 Dec 2025
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Mie Honda Heat
31 Jan 2025
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Samuel Waqabaca Performance Analysis
Japan Rugby League One 2025/2026
Samuel Waqabaca featured in 9 matches during the 2025/2026 Japan Rugby League One, representing BlackRams Tokyo. Results included 5 wins and 4 losses.
Samuel Waqabaca represented BlackRams Tokyo in the 2025/2026 Japan Rugby League One season, who finished 4th in the regular season table.
Samuel Waqabaca played 559 minutes across the Japan Rugby League One 2025/2026. In attack he made 338m with ball in hand, beating 26 defenders and scoring 2 tries. Defensively he completed 83 tackles at a rate of 9.22 per game.
In the Japan Rugby League One 2025/2026, Samuel Waqabaca completed 29 passes at an accuracy of 97%, contributing 2 try assists and making 109 touches.
