Tom Amone

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Tom Amone
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Personal information
Full nameTaealoaloa Tom Amone
Born (1996-12-19) 19 December 1996 (age 27)
Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight104 kg (16 st 5 lb)
Playing information
Position Prop
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2019–20 South Sydney 90000
2021 Wests Tigers 80000
2022– Leigh Centurions 3970028
Total5670028
Source: [1]
As of 5 January 2023

Tom Amone (born 19 December 1996) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Leigh Leopards in the Betfred Super League.

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He previously played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs and Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League.

Background

Amone was born in Westmead, New South Wales, Australia. Amone is of Tongan descent. [2]

Playing career

Amone played for the Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles in the Intrust Super Premiership NSW for the 2018 season and gained the attention of South Sydney who signed him on a two-year deal beginning in 2019. [3] Amone made his NRL debut in round 14 of the 2019 NRL season for South Sydney in their 19-18 loss to the Penrith Panthers. [4] On 9 November 2020, Amone was released by South Sydney. [5] On 1 December 2021, it was reported that he had signed for Leigh in the RFL Championship. [6] On 12 August 2023, Amone played for Leigh in their 2023 Challenge Cup final victory over Hull Kingston Rovers. [7] Amone played 28 games for Leigh in the 2023 Super League season as the club finished fifth on the table and qualified for the playoffs. He played in their elimination playoff loss against Hull Kington Rovers. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Rugby League Project
  2. ↑ Mandadakis, Andréa (27 February 2019). "'He's High Impact': Tom Amone". South Sydney Rabbitohs . Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "Rabbitohs sign Tom Amone until the end of 2020". www.nswrl.com.au.
  4. ↑ "Round 14 NRL squad announcements". NRL.com. 11 June 2019.
  5. ↑ "Green backflips on Bulldogs switch, Souths release seven". www.foxsports.com.au.
  6. ↑ "Leigh sign prop from Wests Tigers". Love Rugby League. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  7. ↑ "Challenge Cup final: Hull KR 16-17 Leigh Leopards - Leigh claim first Wembley final win in 52 years". www.bbc.co.uk.
  8. ↑ "Leigh Leopards 2023 season in review". www.leighleopards.co.uk.
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