McKenzie Yei

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McKenzie Yei
Personal information
Full nameMcKenzie Yei
Born (1997-06-03) 3 June 1997 (age 26)
Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight115 kg (18 st 2 lb)
Playing information
Position Prop
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2018–19 PNG Hunters 351004
2021–22 Central Queensland Capras 00000
2023– Featherstone Rovers 185000
Total536004
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2022– Papua New Guinea 31004
Source: [1]
As of 20 December 2022

McKenzie Yei is a Papua New Guinean professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Featherstone Rovers in the RFL Championship and Papua New Guinea at international level. [2]

Contents

He previously played for the PNG Hunters and the Central Queensland Capras in the QLD Cup.[ citation needed ]

Career

Yei made his international debut for Papua New Guinea in their 24-14 victory over Fiji in the 2022 Pacific Test. [3] In the second group stage match at the 2021 Rugby League World Cup, Yei was sent to the sin bin for a dangerous high tackle during Papua New Guinea's 32-16 victory over the Cook Islands. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Rugby League Project
  2. ↑ "MEET THE PNG KUMULS DEBUTANTS - MCKENZIE YEI". PNG Haus Bung. 25 June 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "Papua New Guinea v Fiji". National Rugby League. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "'You cannot do that': Brutal shot from 115kg PNG enforcer preludes Cook Islander's brain explosion". www.foxsports.com.au. 26 October 2022.
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