Vincent_Leuluai
Vincent Leuluai
Australian rugby league footballer (born 1995)
Vincent Leuluai (born 24 October 1995) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the North Sydney Bears. He plays at second-row and prop. He previously played for the Sydney Roosters.
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| Born | (1995-10-24) 24 October 1995 (age 28) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 103 kg (16 st 3 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 27 December 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Leuluai is of Samoan descent and played his junior rugby league for the Minto Cobras.[citation needed]
He was educated at Sarah Redfern High School, Western Sydney. After finishing school he was signed by the Sydney Roosters.[2]
Early career
In 2012, Leuluai played for the Sydney Roosters S. G. Ball Cup team.[3] From 2013 to 2015, he played for the Roosters' NYC team.[4] In September and November 2013, he played for the Australian Schoolboys.[5][6] On 1 October 2015, he was named as the NYC Players' Player award recipient.[7]
2016
In February, Leuluai played for the Roosters in the 2016 NRL Auckland Nines.[8] On 19 February, he made his first team debut for the Roosters in their 2016 World Club Series match against St. Helens, playing off the interchange bench in the Roosters' 38-12 win at Langtree Park.[9] In Round 1 of the 2016 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Roosters against the South Sydney Rabbitohs.[10][11] In July, he joined the Melbourne Storm mid-season on a contract until the end of 2018.[12]
2017
Leuluai made his Melbourne Storm debut in round 2 of the 2017 season against the New Zealand Warriors.[13] In November 2017 it was announced that he was returning to Sydney and had signed a new deal with the South Sydney Rabbitohs for 2018.[14]
2018
On 12 December, Leuluai signed a one year deal to join the North Sydney Bears from Souths.[15]
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- "Bondi's biggest ready to battle the Bunnies". NRL.com. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
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- "Australians Win Second Test - Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League - FOX SPORTS PULSE". foxsportspulse.com. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- NRL Ladder (1 October 2015). "CORDNER WINS 2015 JACK GIBSON MEDAL". Rugby League Week. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- NRL Ladder (2 February 2016). "Roosters unveil 2016 Nines squad". Rugby League Week. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- "Roosters pick new faces to face St Helens". NRL.com. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- "Updated: Round 1 NRL team lists". NRL.com. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
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- "Home | Live Scores & Latest News". Fox Sports. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- "Updated team lists: Warriors v Storm". NRL.com. 18 December 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- "Rabbitohs Sign Vincent Leuluai for 2018 Season". 14 December 2017.
- "ISP PLAYER MOVEMENTS | Bears sign three more". 12 December 2018.