Blake Lazarus
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| Born |
9 June 1988 New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (14 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Halfback, Fullback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Blake Lazarus (born 9 June 1988) is a Greek international rugby league footballer who played for the Wests Tigers in the NRL competition, later expanding his career playing in the French elite competition for Avignon Bisons. In 2011 he returned to Australia continuing his career with the Sydney roosters/Newtown jets.
Background
Lazarus was born in New South Wales, Australia. He is of indigenous Australian and Greek heritage.
Playing career
Lazarus played junior football with Eagle Vale St Andrews.[2] His uncle is five time NRL Grand Final winner Glenn Lazarus.[3]
After injuries to Tim Moltzen and Robert Lui, Lazarus was chosen to make his debut in round six of the 2010 NRL season.[4] He had one more appearance for the season against the Penrith Panthers.
Having been released by Wests Tigers, Lazarus joined the Avignon Bisons in France at the end of the 2010 season.[5]
In 2011 Lazarus played for the Newtown Jets in the New South Wales Cup and also represented the Greek national side against Vanuatu.[6]
Lazarus again represented Greece in 2014, scoring 3 tries and kicking 8 goals from 9 attempts in a game against Thailand.[7]
References
- ↑ http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Blake_Lazarus/summary.html
- ↑ "Blake Lazarus". Daily Telegraph (Sydney). Retrieved 20 October 2010.
- ↑ "Young Blake Lazarus nothing like uncle Glenn". Daily Telegraph. 2008-11-30. Retrieved 2010-04-14.
- ↑ Tyson Otto and Brent Zerafa (14 April 2010). "Blake Lazarus to debut at halfback for Wests Tigers". Daily Telegraph (Sydney). Retrieved 20 October 2010.
- ↑ "Blake Lazarus est arrivé !!". Avignon XIII. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
- ↑ Lazarus' Greek Odyssey nrl.com, 6 November 2012
- ↑ Liberopoulos, Terry (2 February 2014). "Greece A vs Thailand". Greek Rugby League. Retrieved 6 May 2015.