Elias Sukkar

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Elias Sukkar
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Personal information
Born (1991-05-26) 26 May 1991 (age 31)
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight110 kg (243 lb; 17 st 5 lb)
Playing information
Position Prop
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2012–17 Lebanon 62008
Source: [1]
As of 29 October 2017

Elias Sukkar is a Lebanon international rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Auburn Warriors. He was selected to represent Lebanon in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup. [2]

Contents

Representative career

DateOpponentsCompetitionTGFGPtsRef
7 October 2012Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands
1
0
0
4
[3]
19 October 2014Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 2014 Hayne/Mannah Cup
0
0
0
0
[4]
3 May 2015Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
0
0
0
0
[5]
25 October 2015Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2017 World Cup qualifiers
0
0
0
0
[6]
31 October 2015Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
1
0
0
4
[7]

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References

  1. "Elias Sukkar - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project".
  2. "Full squads for every team at the 2017 Rugby League World Cup". Daily Telegraph. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  3. "Lebanon 24 – 28 Cook Islands". RLEF. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  4. "Fiji 40 - 28 Lebanon". RLEF. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  5. "Lebanon 34 – 16 Malta". RLEF. Archived from the original on 4 April 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  6. "South Africa 12 – 40 Lebanon". RLEF. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  7. "Lebanon 50 – 12 South Africa". RLEF. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.