John Folau

John Folau
Folau playing for the Wentworthville Magpies in 2014.
Personal information
Full name Sione Folau[1]
Born 23 September 1994
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height 193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 112 kg (17 st 9 lb)
Playing information
Position Centre, Wing, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2015– Parramatta Eels 6 4 0 0 16
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2014 Tonga 1 0 0 0 0
Source: Rugby League Project

John Folau (born 23 September 1994) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Parramatta Eels of the National Rugby League. Folau primarily plays centre, wing and second-row. Folau is of Tongan descent.

Background

Born in Brisbane, Queensland, Folau played his junior football for the Goodna Eagles,[2] Souths Acacia Ridge[3] and the Minto Cobras, before being signed by the Parramatta Eels. Folau attended Marsden State High School and Patrician Brothers' College, Blacktown, where he represented the New South Wales Combined Catholic Colleges rugby league team.[4]

Folau is the younger brother of former Melbourne Storm and Brisbane Broncos player, and current NSW Waratahs and Wallabies player Israel Folau.[5]

Playing career

From 2012 to 2014, Folau played for the Parramatta Eels' NYC team[6][7]

In April 2013, Folau was 18th man for the Queensland Under-20s team.[8]

In May 2014, Folau played for the Queensland Under-20s team.[9]

In October 2014, Folau played for Tonga against Papua New Guinea.[1]

In 2015, Folau moved on to the Eels' New South Wales Cup team, Wentworthville Magpies.[10]

In Round 3 of the 2015 NRL season, Folau made his NRL debut for the Eels against the New Zealand Warriors.[11]

On 4 April 2015, Folau re-signed with the Eels on a 2-year contract.[12]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "PNG & TONGA SQUADS NAMED FOR TEST MATCH". Rugby League Week.
  2. ↑ "Eagles grounded by Folau move | Ipswich Queensland Times". Qt.com.au. 2010-05-04. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
  3. ↑ "NRL Player Profile". Web.archive.org. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
  4. ↑ "John Folau - Eels". Parraeels.com.au. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
  5. ↑ Garry, Chris (4 May 2014). "‘Mini Izzy’ John Folau is ready to carve his own path, outside brother Israel’s". couriermail.com.au. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "John Folau". NYC DATABASE.
  7. ↑ "supercoach banner Parramatta Eels young gun John Folau set to make his mark in Holden Cup grand final". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
  8. ↑ "Under 20's Origin squads named". NRL.com. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  9. ↑ "Queensland name Under-20s Origin team". NRL.com. 2014-04-28. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  10. ↑ "TEAM LIST: Wentworthville Magpies Round 2 - Eels". Parraeels.com.au. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
  11. ↑ "Late Mail: NRL Round Three - Eels". Parraeels.com.au. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
  12. ↑ http://www.parraeels.com.au/news/2015/04/04/eels_re_signing_news.html

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