Vincent Leuluai
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| Born | 24 October 1995 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 103 kg (16 st 3 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vincent Leuluai (born 24 October 1995) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the North Sydney Bears. He plays at second-row and prop. He previously played for the Sydney Roosters.
Background[edit]
Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Leuluai is of Samoan descent and played his junior rugby league for the Minto Cobras.[citation needed]
He was educated at Sarah Redfern High School, Western Sydney. After finishing school he was signed by the Sydney Roosters.[2]
Playing career[edit]
Early career[edit]
In 2012, Leuluai played for the Sydney Roosters S. G. Ball Cup team.[3] From 2013 to 2015, he played for the Roosters' NYC team.[4] In September and November 2013, he played for the Australian Schoolboys.[5][6] On 1 October 2015, he was named as the NYC Players' Player award recipient.[7]
2016[edit]
In February, Leuluai played for the Roosters in the 2016 NRL Auckland Nines.[8] On 19 February, he made his first team debut for the Roosters in their 2016 World Club Series match against St. Helens, playing off the interchange bench in the Roosters' 38-12 win at Langtree Park.[9] In Round 1 of the 2016 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Roosters against the South Sydney Rabbitohs.[10][11] In July, he joined the Melbourne Storm mid-season on a contract until the end of 2018.[12]
2017[edit]
Leuluai made his Melbourne Storm debut in round 2 of the 2017 season against the New Zealand Warriors.[13] In November 2017 it was announced that he was returning to Sydney and had signed a new deal with the South Sydney Rabbitohs for 2018.[14]
2018[edit]
On 12 December, Leuluai signed a one year deal to join the North Sydney Bears from Souths.[15]
References[edit]
- ^ "Vincent Leuluai - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 24 October 1995. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ "Bondi's biggest ready to battle the Bunnies". NRL.com. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "Sydney ROOSTERS - Junior Reps Locker Room, nswrl junior reps, harold matthews cup and sg ball cup news, photos and videos". Ourfootyteam.com. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "L". Nyc Database. 27 December 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "Vincent Leuluai selected in Australian Schoolboys League Team - Runway Sports Management". Runwaysports.weebly.com. 28 July 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "Australians Win Second Test - Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League - FOX SPORTS PULSE". foxsportspulse.com. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ^ NRL Ladder (1 October 2015). "CORDNER WINS 2015 JACK GIBSON MEDAL". Rugby League Week. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ NRL Ladder (2 February 2016). "Roosters unveil 2016 Nines squad". Rugby League Week. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "Roosters pick new faces to face St Helens". NRL.com. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "Updated: Round 1 NRL team lists". NRL.com. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ NRL. "NRL Late Mail | Round 1". Roosters. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "Home | Live Scores & Latest News". Fox Sports. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ "Updated team lists: Warriors v Storm". NRL.com. 18 December 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "Rabbitohs Sign Vincent Leuluai for 2018 Season". 14 December 2017.
- ^ "ISP PLAYER MOVEMENTS | Bears sign three more". 12 December 2018.