Sam Lisone
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| Lisone playing for the Warriors in 2014. | ||||||
| Personal information | ||||||
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| Nickname | Slammin'[1] | |||||
| Born | 19 February 1994 Auckland, New Zealand | |||||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||
| Weight | 102 kg (16 st 1 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Prop, Second-row | |||||
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| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2015– | NZ Warriors | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2015 | Samoa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: [2] | ||||||
Sam Lisone (born 19 February 1994) is a Samoan New Zealander rugby league player who currently plays professionally for the New Zealand Warriors.
Early years
Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Lisone attended Tangaroa College and played his junior rugby league for Otahuhu Leopards.[1] He attended the National Secondary Schools competition in 2011 and was named in the tournament team.[3]
Lisone was signed by the New Zealand Warriors in 2012 and played in the Warriors NYC team in 2013 and 2014. He attended an NRL rookie camp on the 24 and 25 November 2012.[4] He played in the 2013 Holden Cup grand final, which the club lost 30-42 to the Penrith Panthers juniors.
In 2014, Lisone also played in the New South Wales Cup for the Warriors and was 18th man for the first grade side on several occasions.[1] He co-captained the Junior Warriors in the 2014 Holden Cup grand final, scoring a try in a 34-32 victory over the Brisbane Broncos juniors. He was named at prop in the Holden Cup team of the year and also won the Warriors NYC Player of the Year and NYC Players’ Player of the Year awards.[5][6] Lisone finished the year co-captaining the Junior Kiwis in a 15-14 defeat of the Junior Kangaroos on 18 October.[7]
Playing career
Lisone joined the New Zealand Warriors first grade squad for 2015, and was part of the squad for the 2015 NRL Auckland Nines.[8]
Lisone made his first grade debut on 7 March 2015 against the Newcastle Knights.[9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sam Lisone warriors.co.nz
- ↑ Sam Lisone rugbyleagueproject.org
- ↑ NZRL National Secondary Schools Tournament - Awards rleague.com, 26 August 2011
- ↑ Junior Warriors at NRL Annual Rookie Camp rleague.com, 23 November 2012
- ↑ Vodafone Warriors RED BALL Awards warriors.co.nz, 16 September 2014
- ↑ Holden Cup Team of the Year Announced rugbyleagueweek.com.au, 2 September 2014
- ↑ Junior Kiwis side to face Kangaroos nrl.com, 10 October 2014
- ↑ Warriors confirm nines squad nzherald.co.nz, 28 January 2015
- ↑ "Two players ruled out". warriors.co.nz. 7 March 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
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