Vincent Leuluai

Vincent Leuluai
Personal information
Born (1995-10-24) 24 October 1995
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 103 kg (16 st 3 lb)
Playing information
Position Second-row, Prop
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016 Sydney Roosters 2 0 0 0 0
2017– Melbourne Storm 0 0 0 0 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0
As of 6 March 2016
Source: [1]

Vincent Leuluai (born 24 October 1995) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League. He plays at second-row and prop. He previously played for the Sydney Roosters.

Background

Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Leuluai is of Samoan descent and played his junior rugby league for the Minto Cobras, before being signed by the Sydney Roosters.[2]

Playing career

Early career

In 2012, Leuluai played for the Sydney Roosters S. G. Ball Cup team.[3] From 2013 to 2015, he played for the Roosters' NYC team.[4] In September and November 2013, he played for the Australian Schoolboys.[5][6] On 1 October 2015, he was named as the NYC Players' Player award recipient.[7]

2016

In February, Leuluai played for the Roosters in the 2016 NRL Auckland Nines.[8] On 19 February, he made his first team debut for the Roosters in their 2016 World Club Series match against St Helens RFC, playing off the interchange bench in the Roosters' 38-12 win at Langtree Park.[9] In Round 1 of the 2016 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Roosters against the South Sydney Rabbitohs.[10][11] In July, he joined the Melbourne Storm mid-season on a contract until the end of 2018.[12]

References

  1. "Vincent Leuluai - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 1995-10-24. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  2. "Bondi's biggest ready to battle the Bunnies". NRL.com. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  3. "Sydney ROOSTERS - Junior Reps Locker Room, nswrl junior reps, harold matthews cup and sg ball cup news, photo's and videos". Ourfootyteam.com. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  4. "L". Nyc Database. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  5. "Vincent Leuluai selected in Australian Schoolboys League Team - Runway Sports Management". Runwaysports.weebly.com. 2013-07-28. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  6. "Australians Win Second Test - Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League - FOX SPORTS PULSE". foxsportspulse.com. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
  7. NRL Ladder (2015-10-01). "CORDNER WINS 2015 JACK GIBSON MEDAL". Rugby League Week. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  8. NRL Ladder (2016-02-02). "Roosters unveil 2016 Nines squad". Rugby League Week. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  9. "Roosters pick new faces to face St Helens". NRL.com. 2016-02-18. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  10. "Updated: Round 1 NRL team lists". NRL.com. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  11. NRL. "NRL Late Mail | Round 1". Roosters. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  12. "Home | Live Scores & Latest News". Fox Sports. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
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