Isaah Yeo

Isaah Yeo
Yeo playing for the Windsor Wolves in 2013.
Personal information
Born 6 November 1994
Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia
Height 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 100 kg (15 st 10 lb)
Playing information
Position Second-row, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2014– Penrith Panthers 15 2 0 0 8
Source: [1]

Isaah Yeo (born 6 November 1994) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Penrith Panthers of the National Rugby League. Yeo primarily plays second-row and centre.

Early years

Born in Dubbo, New South Wales, Yeo played his junior football for St Johns Junior Rugby League and Dubbo CYMS before being signed by the Penrith Panthers. Yeo played for the Panthers' NYC team in 2013.[2] Yeo played in the Panthers' 2013 NYC Grand Final 42-30 win over the New Zealand Warriors.[3]

Playing career

2014

In Round 1 of the 2014 NRL season, Yeo made his NRL debut for the Panthers against the Newcastle Knights.[4] Yeo scored his first career try in the Panthers' 38-12 win over the Parramatta Eels in Round 12, 2014.[5] On 9 July 2014, Yeo was selected for the NSW Residents team to play against the QLD Residents team at Suncorp Stadium, Yeo was selected at centre and scored a try in the NSW 24-16 loss.[6] Yeo finished his debut year in the NRL with him playing in 10 matches and scoring 2 tries for the Panthers in the 2014 season.

Personal life

Yeo is the son of former North Sydney Bears and Balmain Tigers player Justin Yeo.[7]

References

  1. ↑ RLP
  2. ↑ http://rleague.com/players/Isaah-Yeo_4149/Matches/
  3. ↑ http://www.dailyliberal.com.au/story/1823400/fairytale-finish-to-yeos-first-season/
  4. ↑ http://www.penrithpanthers.com.au/news/2014/03/08/nrl_team_changes.html
  5. ↑ http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-05-30/penrith-panthers-hammer-parramatta-eels/5491172
  6. ↑ http://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2014/07/09/vb_nsw_cup_rep_team_go_down_to_qld_residents_.html
  7. ↑ http://www.dailyliberal.com.au/story/2084613/yeo-named-in-penrith-squad-for-nrl-nines/

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