Alex Krewanty

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Alex Krewanty
Personal information
Born (1975-04-12) 12 April 1975 (age 48)
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight105 kg (16 st 7 lb)
Playing information
Rugby league
Position Fullback, Wing, Centre
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1996–05 Port Moresby Vipers
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2000 Papua New Guinea 51004
Rugby union
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2002 Papua New Guinea 7s
Source: [1]
As of 25 November 2023

Alex Krewanty is a Papua New Guinean rugby league footballer who represented Papua New Guinea in the 2000 World Cup.

He is the younger brother of former International, Arnold Krewanty. [2]

Apart from Rugby League, Krewanty also played in the Hong Kong Sevens for PNG Pukpuks in the 2002 Hong Kong Sevens.

Playing career

Krewanty played five test matches for Papua New Guinea in 2000, including all four matches at the 2000 World Cup. [1]

Krewanty played in the NSW Metropolitant Cup Competition and also had a stint with First Division Bankstown Canterbury Bulldogs

Krewanty also played in the Super League Nines in Fiji for the PNG Kumuls

Krewanty played for the Port Moresby Vipers in the SP Cup and also in the Queensland Bundy Cup Competition

Alex and his brother Julius also played for the South Tweed Koalas in the Gold Coast Group 18 Competition

. [3]

Krewanty was juggling his Teaching and Rugby League Career all at once. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Alex Krewanty rugbyleagueproject.org
  2. ↑ PNG Kumuls Player Profiles rleague.com, 3 October 2001
  3. ↑ Vipers win but need to improve Archived 2002-01-16 at the Wayback Machine postcourier.com.pg, 6 August 2001
  4. ↑ Kumuls named Archived 2003-01-09 at the Wayback Machine postcourier.com.pg, 6 January 2003
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