Luciano Leilua

Luciano Leilua
Personal information
Born (1996-06-08) 8 June 1996
Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
Height 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 112 kg (17 st 9 lb)
Playing information
Position Second-row

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016– St. George Illawarra 21 5 0 0 20
As of 4 March 2018
Source: [1]

Luciano Leilua (born 8 June 1996) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League. He plays as a lock and second-row forward.

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

  1. ↑ "Luciano Leilua - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  2. ↑ Walter, Brad (28 April 2015). "Newcastle Knights star Joseph Leilua chooses Samoa over chance to push Origin claims". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  3. ↑ Jennings, Mitch (3 August 2016). "Younger Leilua to debut for Dragons". Illawarra Mercury. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "L". NYC Database. Archived from the original on 23 December 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  5. ↑ Costello, Tim (1 March 2016). "LeagueUnlimited NYC Teams - 2016 Round 1". League Unlimited. Archived from the original on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "Dragons Re-Sign Local Australian Schoolboys". St George Illawarra Dragons. National Rugby League. 2014-07-25. Archived from the original on 2018-07-20. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  7. ↑ Tarbert, Kristine (14 August 2014). "Robert Jennings picked for the Australian Schoolboys rugby league team". Daily Telegraph. News Corp. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "Updated team lists: Dragons v Broncos". NRL.com. National Rugby League. 4 August 2016. Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  9. ↑ "Late Mail: Round 22 v Brisbane Broncos". St George Illawarra Dragons. National Rugby League. 4 August 2016. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  10. ↑ "2016 Holden Cup Team of the Year announced". NRL.com. National Rugby League. 5 September 2016. Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
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