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| Full name | Jacob Loko | |||||
| Nickname | The Loko-Motive | |||||
| Born | 12 August 1992 | |||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||
| Weight | 105 kg (17 st) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Centre, Wing | |||||
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| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2011– | Parramatta Eels | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| As of 25 April 2011 | ||||||
| Source: [1] | ||||||
Jacob Loko (born 12 August 1992) is an Australian rugby league player who currently players for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition. He plays Centre or in the back row.[2]
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Loko is of Fijian and Tongan descent.[3] Raised in Claymore, New South Wales (a small suburb in Campbelltown),Loko began playing junior rugby league for Campbelltown City and Eagle Vale, while also attending Eaglevale High School. Loko then moved to Westfields Sports High School playing junior league with the Cabramatta club and Allsaints Toongabbie, before completing his senior year at The Hills Sports High School . He was part of the team that won the ARL Schoolboy Cup, formerly known as the Arrive Alive or Nutri-Grain cup, and also played for the New South Wales under 18's team at the state championships.[4] During his senior year in high school Loko performed strongly on the Parramatta Eels S. G. Ball Cup squad, which earned him a place in the National Youth Competition team.
Loko has played 16 games for the Parramatta Eels' National Youth Competition team over the 2010 and 2011 season, in which he has scored 7 tries including a hat-trick against the South Sydney Rabbitohs.[5]
Loko made his debut for the Parramatta Eels in round five of the 2011 NRL season against the Melbourne Storm where the Parramatta Eels were defeated 38-0. He suffered a torn ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) in the Round 17 game against the Brisbane Broncos. He was ruled out of the remainder of the 2011 NRL season and is hoping to return to first grade in 2012. When Loko is not playing in the first grade fixture, he is a prominent part of the Parramatta Eels National Youth Competition team.
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