Macgraff Leuluai

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Macgraff Leuluai
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Personal information
Full nameMacgraff David E Leuluai
Born (1990-02-09) 9 February 1990 (age 34)
Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Height6 ft 0 in (1.82 m)
Weight15 st 4 lb (97 kg)
Playing information
Position Second-row, Loose forward
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2009–10 Leigh Centurions 3860024
2011–20 Widnes Vikings 196150060
2012(loan)→ Leigh Centurions 20000
2013(loan)→ Workington Town 10000
2014(loan)→ Whitehaven 20000
2018(loan)→ N Wales Crusaders 10000
2021–2023 Otara Scorpions
Total240210084
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2022 Counties-Manukau Stingrays20000
Source: [1] [2]
As of 21 December 2020
Father James Leuluai
Relatives Phillip Leuluai (uncle)
Thomas Leuluai (brother)
Kylie Leuluai (cousin)
Marley Leuluai (cousin)

Macgraff David E. Leuluai (born 9 February 1990) is a rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row or loose forward.

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Background

He was born in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England.[ citation needed ]

His father, James, and his brother, Thomas, have both represented New Zealand and he is part of a wider Leuluai family that includes Phillip and Kyle.[ citation needed ]

Playing career

Born in Wakefield while his father was playing for Wakefield Trinity, Leuluai was a Newcastle Knights junior before joining Leigh Centurions as an 18-year-old in 2009. [3] As he was born in Wakefield, Leuluai does not require a work permit to play in England and does not count on the overseas quota.[ citation needed ]

Leuluai joined Widnes in 2011 on a one-year contract. This was later extended to a Super League deal ending in 2013. [4]

On 19 August 2020 it was announced that Leuluai would leave Widnes at the end of the 2020 season [5]

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References

  1. ↑ loverugbyleague
  2. ↑ RLP
  3. ↑ Leuluai signs for Leigh Manchester Evening News, 15 January 2009
  4. ↑ Macgraff Leuluai signs Super League deal Runcorn & Widnes Weekly News, 21 June 2011
  5. ↑ "Widnes Vikings trio to leave the club". Runcorn and Widnes World. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.


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