Leslie Leuluaʻialiʻi-Makin

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Leslie Leuluaʻialiʻi-Makin
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Full nameLeslie Leuluaʻialiʻi-Makin
Date of birth (1992-01-02) 2 January 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Canberra, Australia
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight112 kg (17 st 9 lb; 247 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loosehead Prop
Current team LA Giltinis
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012− Queanbeyan Whites ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014–2019 Canberra Vikings 32 (15)
2015–2019 Brumbies 50 (0)
2020– Kurita Water Gush 6 (5)
Correct as of 22 February 2021
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012 Australia Under-20 4 (0)
Correct as of 22 February 2021

Leslie Leuluaʻialiʻi-Makin (born 2 January 1992) is an Australian rugby union player who currently plays as a prop for the LA Giltinis in Major League Rugby (MLR). He previously played for the Brumbies in Super Rugby. [1] [2] He also represented the Canberra Vikings in the inaugural National Rugby Championship. [3] [4]

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Career

Makin has come all the way through the ranks in the ACT, representing the region at Under 16, Schools, Under 20, State (ACT XV) and 10s level. [1] He was a member of the newly founded Canberra Vikings squad for the first ever National Rugby Championship season in 2014 and his performances anchoring the scrum for the Vikings earned him a Super Rugby contract with the Brumbies for 2015. [2]

International career

Makin was a member of the Australia Under-20 side which competed in the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship in South Africa. [5]

Personal life

Makin was born in Canberra to a Canadian father and a Samoan mother. [6]

Super Rugby statistics

As of 25 July 2016 [4]
SeasonTeamGamesStartsSubMinsTriesConsPensDropsPointsYelRed
2015 Brumbies 00000000000
2016 Brumbies 100103320000000
Total100103320000000

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References

  1. 1 2 "Queanbeyan's Les Makin signs on with UC Brumbies". Brumbies. 10 September 2014. Archived from the original on 31 March 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Brumbies rule out chasing 'Tongan Thor' and sign Queanbeyan removalist Les Makin". Sydney Morning Herald. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Les Makin Canberra Vikings Player Profile". Brumbies Rugby. Archived from the original on 27 March 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Les Makin itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Australian Under 20s squad named for 2012". Rugby Australia. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "Five Pros who could play for Canada". 29 August 2016.
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