Penani Manumalealii Explained

Penani Manumalealii
Birth Date:1992 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Apia, Samoa
Height:170cm (70inches)
Weight:80kg (180lb)
Club1:Cronulla Sharks
Year1start:2014
Appearances1:2
Tries1:0
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:0
Teama:Samoa
Yearastart:2013
Yearaend:14
Appearancesa:4
Triesa:4
Goalsa:0
Fieldgoalsa:0
Pointsa:16
Source:[1]
Updated:12 May 2019

Penani Manumalealii (born 14 June 1992) is a Samoan professional rugby league footballer who plays as a and for the Newtown Jets in the Intrust Super Premiership NSW, having previously played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and the Wests Tigers in the NRL.[2]

Early years

Born in Apia, Samoa, Manumalealii was raised in New Zealand and attended Hornby high school while playing his junior football for the Hornby Panthers.

Playing career

As a 16-year-old, Manumalealii moved to Sydney, Australia to play for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.[3] He played for the Sharks' NYC team from 2010 to 2012[4] [5] before moving on to the Sharks' New South Wales Cup team in 2013.[6]

In Round 2 of the 2014 NRL season, Manumalealii made his NRL debut for the Sharks against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.[7]

On 20 March 2014, Manumalealii signed a contract with the Wests Tigers effective immediately for the rest of the season.[8]

At the end of the 2016 season, Manumalealii was not re-signed by the Wests Tigers, instead signing with the Newtown Jets.

Representative career

In 2012, Manumalealii played for the Junior Kiwis.[9] [10]

In 2013, Manumalealii was named in the Samoa squad for the World Cup.[11] He scored a try in their opening match against New Zealand.

In May 2014, Penani played for Samoa in the 2014 Pacific Rugby League International. He scored three tries in Samoa's 32-16 victory. He dedicated those tries to his mother who had died months earlier.[12]

On 8 September 2014, Manumalealii was selected for the Samoa Four Nations train-on squad.[13] On 7 October 2014, Manumalealii was selected in the Samoa national rugby league team final 24 man squad for the 2014 Four Nations series.[14] [15]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/penani-manumalealii/summary.html Rugby League Project
  2. Web site: NSWRL Intrust Super Premiership - 2017 Round 6 ยป League Unlimited.
  3. Web site: Penani Manumalealii . 17 March 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140317151747/http://www.sharks.com.au/team/profiles/penani-manumalealii.html . 17 March 2014.
  4. Web site: Penani Manumalealii . rleague.com . 17 March 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130918012906/http://rleague.com/players/penani-manumalealii_3069/Stats/ . 18 September 2013.
  5. Web site: Young Sharks stun Souths . 17 March 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029195832/http://www.sharks.com.au/news-display/Young%20Sharks%20stun%20Souths/61974 . 29 October 2013.
  6. Web site: VB NSW CUP TEAM LISTS - FINALS WEEK ONE . NSW Rugby League . 17 March 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140214131723/http://www.nswrl.com.au/default.aspx?s=article-display&id=84019 . 14 February 2014.
  7. Web site: Late Mail - Sharks v Bulldogs. Sharks.com.au. 17 March 2014. 2015-12-25.
  8. Web site: Wests Tigers sign Manumalealii - Tigers. Weststigers.com.au. 20 March 2015. 2015-12-25.
  9. Web site: Junior Kiwis squad announced . 17 March 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130130142458/http://www.rleague.com/content/article.php?id=45763 . 30 January 2013.
  10. Web site: Junior Kiwis named for curtainraiser. Stuff.co.nz. 2012-10-10. 2015-12-25.
  11. Web site: Rugby League World Cup 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131012134937/http://www.rlwc2013.com/rugby-league-world-news/article/1148/-man-squads-for-all-rlwc. usurped. 12 October 2013. Rlwc2013.com. 2015-12-25.
  12. Web site: Mother's memory spurs Canterbury league star . Tony Smith . Stuff . 7 May 2014 . 4 September 2021.
  13. Web site: Samoa train on squad announced | NRL. Zero Tackle. 2014-09-08. 2015-12-25.
  14. Web site: Toa Samoa name Four Nations squad. NRL.com. 7 October 2014. 2015-12-25.
  15. Web site: Toa Samoa name Four Nations squad | NRL. Zero Tackle. 2014-10-07. 2015-12-25. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160203031215/http://www.zerotackle.com/nrl/toa-samoa-name-four-nations-squad-15250/. 3 February 2016. dmy-all.

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