Abraham Papalii
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| Papalii playing for the Wyong Roos in 2015. | ||||||
| Personal information | ||||||
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| Born | 20 June 1993 Auckland, New Zealand | |||||
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | |||||
| Weight | 115 kg (18 st 2 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Second-row, Lock, Centre | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2016– | Sydney Roosters | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| As of 11 June 2016 | ||||||
| Source: [1] | ||||||
Abraham Papalii (born 20 June 1993) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League. He plays at second-row, lock and centre.
Background
Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Papalii is of American Samoan descent.[2] He played his junior rugby league for the Glenora Bears as well as rugby union for the Massey Rugby Club, before being signed by the New Zealand Warriors.
Playing career
Early career
In 2013, Papalii played for the New Zealand Warriors' NYC team,[3] before graduating to their New South Wales Cup team in 2014.[4] On 10 November 2014, he signed a 2-year contract with the Sydney Roosters starting in 2015.[5]
2016
In Round 6 of the 2016 NRL season, Papalii made his NRL debut for the Roosters against the South Sydney Rabbitohs.[6][7]
References
- ↑ "Abraham Papalii - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- ↑ "Rugby league gaining foothold in American Samoa". Rugby League Planet. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ↑ "P". Nyc Database. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
- ↑ NRL. "Vb Nsw Cup Team Lists - Round One". NSWRL. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
- ↑ Roosters.com.au (2014-11-10). "Abraham Papalii joins Roosters". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
- ↑ "UPDATED: Round 6 NRL team lists". NRL.com. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
- ↑ NRL. "NRL Late Mail | Round 6". Roosters. Retrieved 2016-04-08.