Ngani Laumape

Ngani Laumape
Personal information
Born 22 April 1993
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight 98 kg (15 st 6 lb)
Playing information
Position Wing, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013– New Zealand Warriors 30 11 0 0 44
Source: [2]

Ngani Laumape (born 22 April 1993) is a New Zealand rugby league player who currently plays professionally for the New Zealand Warriors. Laumape primary plays on the wing and centre. Laumape is of Tongan and Māori descent.[3]

Background

Laumape originally played rugby union, touring Britain and Thailand with the Palmerston North Boys' High School 1st XV and playing for New Zealand Schools.[4] Laumape then signed with the New Zealand Warriors, playing in the 2012 NYC and being the club's top try-scorer with 16.[5][6]

Playing career

2013

In Round 3 of the 2013 NRL season, Laumape made his first grade debut for the New Zealand Warriors on the wing against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the Warriors 28-4 loss at Remondis Stadium.[7] In his 3rd match in Round 5 against the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Laumape scored his first NRL career try in the Warriors 24-22 loss at Mt Smart Stadium.[8] Laumape finished his debut year in the NRL with him playing in 14 matches and scoring 6 tries (24p) for the Warriors in the 2013 NRL season.

2014

In February 2014, Laumape was selected for the Warriors inaugural 2014 Auckland Nines squad.[9] Laumape finished off the Warriors 2014 NRL season with him playing in 16 matches and scoring 5 tries (20p). On 9 September, Laumape was selected for the New Zealand Kiwis 2014 Four Nations train on squad, [10] but didn't make the final 24-man squad.

2015

On 16 January 2015, Laumape was named in the Warriors' 2015 Auckland Nines squad.[11]

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