Lamar Liolevave

Lamar Manuel-Liolevave (born 1 December 1995) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who last played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the National Rugby League. He plays at second-row and previously played for the Wests Tigers.

Lamar Liolevave
Liolevave playing for the Tigers in 2015.
Personal information
Full nameLamar Manuel-Liolevave[1]
Born (1995-12-01) 1 December 1995
Auckland, New Zealand
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight112 kg (17 st 9 lb)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2015 Wests Tigers 1 0 0 0 0
As of 3 April 2016
Source: [2]

Background

Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Liolevave is of Māori, Samoan and Fijian descent[3] and played his junior rugby league for the Marist Saints. He later moved to Queensland, Australia to attend Keebra Park State High School. In July 2013, he signed a contract with the West Tigers starting in 2014.[4]

Playing career

Early career

In 2013, Liolevave played for the Australian Schoolboys.[5][6]

In 2014 and 2015, Liolevave played for the Wests Tigers' NYC team.[7] He was named the Tigers' NYC Coach's Player of the Year in 2014.[8] On 18 October 2014, he played for the Junior Kiwis against the Junior Kangaroos, playing off the interchange bench in the Kiwis' 15-14 win.[9][10] Soon after, he re-signed with the Tigers on a 2-year contract.[11]

2015

Liolevave graduated to the Tigers' New South Wales Cup team in 2015.[12] In Round 4, he made his NRL debut for the Tigers against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.[13]

On 2 May 2015, Liolevave again played for the Junior Kiwis against Junior Kangaroos.[14]

2016

In April 2016, Liolevave joined the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs effective immediately on a contract to the end of 2017.[15][16]

References
  1. "Australians Win Second Test - Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League". Foxsportspulse.com. 2013-11-16. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
  2. Lamar Liolevave rugbyleagueproject.org
  3. "nesianpower101's Instagram image @29.05.2015". Sixmoment.com. 2015-05-29. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  4. "NRL clubs converge on Australian Schoolboy titles to scout for future stars". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
  5. "Australians Win Second Test - Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League - FOX SPORTS PULSE". foxsportspulse.com. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
  6. "ASSRL Schoolboys rugby league news, Australian Secondary School Rugby League, Australian Schoolboys,". ourfootyteam.com. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
  7. "NYC Cowboys make it three straight". Cowboys.com.au. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
  8. "2014 Season Awards: Full List of Awards, Winners - Tigers". Weststigers.com.au. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
  9. "Kiwi kids cause Kangaroos upset". NRL.com. 2014-10-18. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
  10. "2014 JUNIOR KIWIS TEAM ANNOUNCED". Rugbyleagueweek.com.au. 2014-10-10. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  11. "Wests Tigers re-sign Lamar Liolevave - Tigers". Weststigers.com.au. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
  12. "VB NSW CUP TEAMS ROUND 1". NSWRL.com.au. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
  13. "NRL Late Changes: Round 4 vs. Bulldogs - Tigers". Weststigers.com.au. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
  14. "Representative Round team lists". NRL.com. 2015-04-28. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  15. NRL. "and Warriors Trade Players". Bulldogs. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  16. 2h2 hours ago (2016-02-26). "Intrust Super Prem on Twitter: ".@NRL_Bulldogs TEAM NEWS: Craig Garvey is IN for the Bulldogs in the big team change for Round 5". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
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