Luciano Leilua
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| Born |
8 June 1996 Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 112 kg (17 st 9 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Lock, Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Luciano Leilua (born 8 June 1996) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League. He plays at lock and second-row.
Background
Born in Camperdown, New South Wales, Leilua is of Samoan descent[2] and played his junior rugby league for Hurstville United, before being signed by the St. George Illawarra Dragons.
Leilua is the younger brother of Canberra Raiders player Joseph Leilua.[3]
Playing career
Early career
From 2014 to 2016, Leilua played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons' NYC team.[4][5] On 25 July 2014, he re-signed with the Dragons on a 2-year contract until the end of 2016.[6] In November and December 2014, he played for the Australian Schoolboys.[7]
2016
In Round 22 of the 2016 NRL season, Leilua made his NRL debut for the Dragons against the Brisbane Broncos.[8][9] In September, he was named at second-row in the 2016 NYC Team of the Year.[10]
References
- ↑ "Luciano Leilua - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
- ↑ Rugby League (2015-04-28). "Newcastle Knights star Joseph Leilua chooses Samoa over chance to push Origin claims". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
- ↑ Mitch Jennings@@Mitch_Jenno. "Dragons unleash younger Leilua". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
- ↑ "L". Nyc Database. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
- ↑ Tim Costello (2016-03-01). "LeagueUnlimited NYC Teams - 2016 Round 1". League Unlimited. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
- ↑ NRL. "Re-Sign Local Australian Schoolboys". Dragons. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
- ↑ "Robert Jennings picked for the Australian Schoolboys rugby league team". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
- ↑ "Updated team lists: Dragons v Broncos". NRL.com. 2016-02-28. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
- ↑ NRL Digital Media. "Late Mail: Round 22 v Brisbane Broncos". Dragons. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
- ↑ "2016 Holden Cup Team of the Year announced". NRL.com. 2016-02-28. Retrieved 2016-09-05.