Lamar Liolevave

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Lamar Liolevave
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Personal information
Full nameLamar Manuel-Liolevave [1]
Born (1995-12-01) 1 December 1995 (age 29)
Auckland, New Zealand
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight102 kg (16 st 1 lb)
Playing information
Position Second-row, Lock
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2015 Wests Tigers 10000
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2019– Fiji 70000
Source: [2]
As of 5 November 2022
Education Keebra Park State High School
Relatives Matthew Wright (cousin)

Lamar Manuel-Liolevave (born 1 December 1995) is a Fiji international rugby league footballer who plays as second-rower or lock for the Tweed Heads Seagulls in the Queensland Cup.

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He previously played for the Wests Tigers in the NRL.

Background

Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Liolevave is of Māori, Samoan and Fijian descent [3] and played his junior rugby league for the Marist Saints. He later moved to Queensland, Australia to attend Keebra Park State High School. In July 2013, he signed a contract with the West Tigers starting in 2014. [4]

Playing career

Early career

In 2013, Liolevave played for the Australian Schoolboys. [5] [6]

In 2014 and 2015, Liolevave played for the Wests Tigers' NYC team. [7] He was named the Tigers' NYC Coach's Player of the Year in 2014. [8] On 18 October 2014, he played for the Junior Kiwis against the Junior Kangaroos, playing off the interchange bench in the Kiwis' 15-14 win. [9] [10] Soon after, he re-signed with the Wests Tigers on a two-year contract. [11]

2015

Liolevave graduated to the Tigers' New South Wales Cup team in 2015. [12] In round 4, he made his NRL debut for the Wests Tigers against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. [13]

On 2 May 2015, Liolevave again played for the Junior Kiwis against Junior Kangaroos. [14]

2016

In April 2016, Liolevave joined the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs effective immediately on a contract to the end of 2017. [15] [16]

2019

He made his international debut, coming off the bench, in the 18-44 win against Samoa on 2 November 2019.[ citation needed ]

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