Moses Leota

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Moses Leota
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Personal information
Born (1995-07-20) 20 July 1995 (age 28)
Auckland, New Zealand
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight107 kg (16 st 12 lb)
Playing information
Position Prop, Lock
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2016– Penrith Panthers 151130052
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2017 NSW Residents 11004
2019 Samoa 9s 320010
2019 Samoa 10000
2022–23 New Zealand 60000
Source: [1]
As of 15 March 2024

Moses Leota (born 20 July 1995) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop and lock for the Penrith Panthers in the NRL. He has played for both Samoa and New Zealand at international level.

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Background

Leota was born in Auckland, New Zealand raised in Mount Roskill, Moses Leota moved to Sydney at the age of 13. He is of Samoan descent [2] and was raised in Penrith, New South Wales, Australia.

He played his junior rugby league for the St Mary's Saints, before being signed by the Penrith Panthers.

Playing career

Early career

In 2014 and 2015, Leota played for the Penrith Panthers' NYC team. [3]

2016

In 2016, Leota graduated to the Penrith's Intrust Super Premiership NSW team. [4] In round 14 of the 2016 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for Penrith against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. [5] [6] [7] In November, he extended his contract with Penrith from the end of 2017 until the end of 2019. [8]

2017

Leota made 10 appearances for Penrith in the 2017 NRL season as the club finished 7th on the table. Leota played in both finals games for Penrith as the club was eliminated in the second week by Brisbane. [9]

2018

In round 4 of the 2018 NRL season, Moses “sole” Leota scored his first NRL career try against North Queensland 33 - 14 win at 1300SMILES Stadium. Leota made 20 appearances for Penrith in the 2018 NRL season as the club finished 5th and reached the elimination final before being defeated by Cronulla-Sutherland 21-20 at the Sydney Football Stadium. [10]

2019

Leota made a total of 24 appearances for Penrith in the 2019 NRL season as the club finished 10th on the table and missed out on the finals for the first time since 2015. It was a disappointing end to the season for Penrith as they had been tipped by many to reach the finals series and be one of the contenders for the premiership. At one stage of the season, the club sat last on the table before a mid-season revival lifted them off the bottom to finish just outside the finals places. [11]

2020

Leota played every game of the 2020 NRL season as the club claimed the Minor Premiership and reached the 2020 NRL Grand Final. Leota played from the interchange bench in Penrith's 26-20 loss against Melbourne in the grand final. [12]

2021

Leota played a total of 24 games and reached the milestone 100 games for Penrith in the 2021 NRL season including the club's 2021 NRL Grand Final victory over South Sydney which saw them claim their third premiership. [13]

2022

Leota played 18 games for Penrith in the 2022 NRL season including the clubs 2022 NRL Grand Final victory over Parramatta. [14]

2023

On 18 February, Leota played in Penrith's 13-12 upset loss to St Helens RFC in the 2023 World Club Challenge. [15] Leota played 26 games for Penrith in the 2023 NRL season including the club's 26-24 victory over Brisbane in the 2023 NRL Grand Final as Penrith won their third straight premiership. Leota scored a try in the second half of the game, displaying great tenacity and anticipation in backing up to support a line-break from halfback Nathan Cleary. [16]

2024

On 24 February, Leota played in Penrith's 2024 World Club Challenge final loss against Wigan. [17]

Statistics

YearTeamGamesTriesPts
2016 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith 4
201710
20182028
201924312
202023
202124312
20221814
202326312
Totals1491248

*stats correct to end of 2023 season [18]

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