Payne Haas

Payne Lucky Haas (born 2 December 1999) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL and Australia at international level.

Payne Haas
Personal information
Born (1999-12-02) 2 December 1999
Paddington, New South Wales, Australia[1]
Height194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight119 kg (18 st 10 lb)
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018– Brisbane Broncos 31 4 0 0 16
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019 New South Wales 1 0 0 0 0
2019– Prime Minister's XIII 1 1 0 0 4
2019 Australia 2 0 0 0 0
As of 26 October 2019
Source: [2]

He has played for the New South Wales in the State of Origin series and the Prime Minister's XIII.

Background

Haas was born in Paddington, New South Wales, Australia[1] and is of Swiss, Filipino and Samoan descent.[3][4] Haas became a Muslim in early 2019 at the age of 19.[5][6]

He played junior rugby league for the Woodberry Warriors, before moving to the Gold Coast, Queensland at age 13. He attended rugby league school Keebra Park State High.[7]

Haas is the nephew of former Newcastle Knights and Cronulla Sharks player Mark Taufua

Playing career

Early years

In 2016, Haas played for the Australian Schoolboys.[8] In September 2016, he signed a 3-year contract with the Brisbane Broncos until the end of 2019, after weighing up offers from 10 NRL clubs, plus scholarship offers from American football college teams.[9]

Haas playing for the Broncos' NYC team in 2017

In 2017, he played for the Broncos' NYC team.[10] After impressing for the Broncos NYC side throughout the year, he was called in to act as an Andrew Fifita "clone" at a Queensland State of Origin opposed training session before game three of the 2017 series.[11] In September 2017, he was named at prop in the NYC Team of the Year.[12]

2018

In 2018, Haas played for the Broncos' Queensland Cup feeder side, Wynnum Manly Seagulls. In round 8 of the 2018 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Broncos against the South Sydney Rabbitohs.[13] Commentator Phil Gould remarked that his debut game was "the birth of a superstar."[14] He would go on to play two more games before missing the remainder of the season with an injured shoulder.[15] In July 2018, the Broncos re-signed Haas on a 6-year contract.[16]

2019

On February 19, Haas was suspended for 4 matches and fined $20,000 by the Broncos after the player failed to cooperate fully with the NRL integrity unit regarding an investigation into off-field incidents involving family members.[17]

Haas, while fasting for his first ever Ramadan after converting to Islam in early 2019,[18] scored the first try of his NRL career against the Sydney Roosters in round 10 on Friday 17 May 2019 at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane.[6]

On 26 May, Haas was selected in the New South Wales Blues Origin squad for Game 1 of the 2019 State of Origin series.[19] This makes him the second most inexperienced player to play Origin having played only 10 NRL matches. Haas fasted for Ramadan up until the day before Game 1 of the 2019 State of Origin series on Wednesday 5 June 2019.[20]

Haas missed out on selection for Game 2 and Game 3 of the 2019 State of Origin series which New South Wales won 2-1.[21][22]

Haas made 21 appearances for Brisbane in the 2019 NRL season as the club finished 8th on the table and qualified for the finals. Haas played in the club's elimination final against Parramatta which Brisbane lost 58-0 at the new Western Sydney Stadium. The defeat was the worst in Brisbane's history and also the biggest finals defeat in history.[23][24][25]

On 30 September, Haas was named at prop in the Australia PM XIII side. On 7 October, Haas was named in the Australian side for the upcoming Oceania Cup fixtures.

References
  1. "Haas was born in Paddington in Sydney's east then moved to Queensland aged 13". The Daily Telegraph.
  2. Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Payne Haas - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  3. "Hill of pain gave Broncos rookie Payne Haas massive engine". 3 April 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  4. "RLS Queensland name 2013 squads". Rugby League Samoa. 8 August 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  5. "Pride in Payne Haas: Faith & Family". NRL.
  6. "Brisbane Broncos adjusting training for Payne Haas during Ramadan 1440 (2019)". NRL.
  7. Clark, Laine (8 December 2017). "Young giant Payne Haas ready to become more than Andrew Fifita clone for Brisbane Broncos". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  8. "ASSRL Schoolboys rugby league news, Australian Secondary School Rugby League, Australian Schoolboys". Ourfootyteam.com. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  9. "The inside mail home of all the hottest NRL news and gossip". www.couriermail.com.au. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  10. "Holden Cup Under 20s - 2017 Round 1 SQUADS » League Unlimited". League Unlimited. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  11. "Teen giant Payne Haas makes big impression at Broncos pre-season training". www.couriermail.com.au. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  12. "2017 NYC Team of the Year - Zero Tackle". 4 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  13. "Late Mail - Broncos v Rabbitohs". 26 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  14. "Is Payne Haas Blue or Maroon?". Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  15. "Brave Payne Haas set for shoulder surgery and lengthy break". 17 May 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  16. "Brisbane Broncos re-sign Payne Haas on lucrative six-year deal". National Rugby League. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  17. "Payne Haas's failure to cooperate with NRL's integrity unit leads to ban". The Guardian.
  18. "Broncos adjusting training for Payne Haas in Ramadan 1440 (2019)". NRL.com.
  19. "NSW Blues State of Origin team: Game 1, 2019, squad announced". National Rugby League. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  20. "NSW Blues rookie prop Payne Haas' incredible sacrifice for Ramadan". The Daily Telegraph.
  21. "Trbojevic and Addo-Carr lead origin try spree". Sydney Morning Herald.
  22. "Emotional Blues legend Wayne Pearce opens up on his son Mitchell's battle". www.news.com.au.
  23. "Parramatta Eels eliminate Brisbane Broncos from the NRL Finals with a thumping 58-0 win". ABC.
  24. "Fuming Seibold fires off at players, promises review of roster after 'embarrassing' loss". Fox Sports.
  25. "Seibold: 'Top to bottom' review needed as Brisbane search for answers". NRL.
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