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St Mary's Saints
The St Marys Saints are an Australian rugby league club who were formed in 1908.St Marys''/ref> They were the founding Member of the Penrith District Rugby League. They have previously competed in the NSWRL Jim Beam Cup, winning three titles in the 1990s and in the NSWRL Premier League/State League as a former joint-venture club with their local rivals, the Penrith Panthers from 2002 until 2007. For a brief time, the Saints were known as the Cougars in the NSWRL Jim Beam Cup. The Club has since returned to its original name. History Rugby Union Roots The St Marys Rugby League Club evolved from the St Marys United Rugby Union Club in 1908 and is the oldest Rugby League Club in the Penrith District Rugby League. St Marys United RUFC would play Rugby Union on a Saturday and back up again on a Sunday and play Rugby League against teams from the Sydney Competition on the paddocks where the St Marys High School is situated today. Their first A Grade Premiership was won in the Western ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shane Elford
Shane Elford (born 28 December 1977), is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a er and in the 1990s and 2000s. He played in the National Rugby League for Sydney clubs, Penrith and Wests Tigers (with whom he won the 2005 Premiership), mostly at . Elford also played in the Super League for English club the Huddersfield Giants. Playing career Elford was born in Penrith, New South Wales and would go on to play for Penrith's NRL team. His junior club was St Marys and he made his first grade debut in round 21, for Penrith against Canberra at Canberra Stadium on 2 August 1998. He missed Penrith's 2003 NRL grand final-winning team. Joining Wests Tigers from 2004, Elford was a member of the 2005 NRL Grand Final-winning team, playing at centre in their 30–16 win over the North Queensland Cowboys. Despite an announcement that Elford would be joining the South Sydney Rabbitohs from 2006, he remained with the club for another year. Following in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Puletua
Frank Puletua (born 8 May 1978) is a former Samoa international rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. A , he played his club football in the National Rugby League for Australian clubs the Penrith Panthers and the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Background Puletua played his junior rugby league for the St Mary's Saints before being signed by the Penrith Panthers. His brother is New Zealand and Samoan international Tony Puletua. He holds fine arts and graphics design degrees from the University of Western Sydney Playing career Puletua made his NRL debut for the Penrith Panthers on 25 April 1998 against the Melbourne Storm. Eligible to represent Samoa, Puletua did so in the 2000 World Cup. He played for the Panthers until switching to the South Sydney Rabbitohs for the 2002 and 2003 seasons. He then signed with the new Gold Coast Titans but changed his mind and left the club, returning to Penrith. He was named in the Samoa training squad for the 2008 Rugby L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moses Leota
Moses Leota (born 20 July 1995) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a and for the Penrith Panthers in the NRL. He has played for both Samoa and New Zealand at international level. 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 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. 2016 In 2016, Leota graduated to the Penrith's Intrust Super Premiership NSW team. In round 14 of the 2016 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for Penrith against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. In November, he extended his contract with Penrith from the end of 2017 until the end of 2019. 2017 Leota made 10 appearances for Penrith in the 2017 NRL season as the club finished 7th on the ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Nuumaalii
John Nu'uma'ali'i (born 21 May 1985) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Penrith Panthers The Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the western Sydney suburb of Penrith that competes in the NRL. The team is based west of the centre of Sydney, at the foot of the Blue Mountains. Penrith .... References External linksPenrith Panthers profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Nu'uma'ali'i, John 1985 births Living people Australian rugby league players Australian sportspeople of Samoan descent Penrith Panthers players Rugby league locks Rugby league second-rows Rugby league players from Sydney Windsor Wolves players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney Roosters
The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional Rugby league, Rugby League Football Club based in the Eastern Suburbs (Sydney) and parts of inner Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition. The Roosters have won fifteen New South Wales Rugby League premiership, New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) and National Rugby League titles, and several other competitions. First founded as the Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club (ESDRLFC), it is the only club to have played in each and every season at the elite level, and since the 1970s has often been dubbed the glamour club of the league. The Sydney Roosters have won 15 premierships, equal to the record of the St George Dragons. Only the South Sydney Rabbitohs have won more premierships. The club holds the record for having won more matches than any other in the league, the most Minor premiership, Minor Premierships and the most World Club Challenge trophies. The Sydney Roosters are one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonny Tuigamala
Sonny Tuigamala (born 17 June 1988) was an Australian Rugby league Player for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL. He made his NRL debut in Round 3, 2009. He previously played for the Penrith Panthers Toyota Cup Team. Sonny Tuigamala signed back with junior club, the Penrith Panthers, for the 2011 season, but did not play any first grade matches for the Panthers. They were the founding Member of the Penrith District Rugby League. They have previously competed in the NSWRL Jim Beam Cup, winning three titles in ... in Western Sydney. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Tuigamala, Sonny 1988 births Living people Australian rugby league players Australian people of New Zealand descent Australian sportspeople of Samoan descent Rugby league wingers Rugby league players from Sydney Sydney Roosters players Windsor Wolves players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Penese
Daniel Penese (born 1 December 1989) in New Zealand is a former professional rugby league footballer who last played in the for the Wyong Roos in the New South Wales Cup competition. Early life Penese was educated at Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown and played his junior rugby league for the St Mary's Saints before being signed by the Penrith Panthers. Playing career Penese agreed to a deal with the St. George Illawarra Dragons for the 2011 NRL season, although he did not get an opportunity in first grade. Penese then signed a new deal with the Parramatta Eels from 2012 onwards, spending all season with their feeder team, the Wentworthville Magpies. Penese then made his way overseas to France to play for Elite One Championship team Sporting Olympique Avignon. In 2014, Penese joined the Wyong Roos in the New South Wales Cup The NSW Cup, currently known as the Knock-On Effect NSW Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a rugby league competition for clubs in New South Wales. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melbourne Storm
The Melbourne Storm are a rugby league club based in Melbourne, Victoria in Australia that participates in the National Rugby League. The first fully professional rugby league team based in the state, the Storm entered the competition in 1998. The Storm were originally a Super League initiative, created in 1997 during the Super League war, however, following the Super League collapse, the team became a part of the newly formed, united competition. The club play their home games at AAMI Park. The Storm have won four premierships since their inception, in 1999, 2012, 2017 and 2020, and have contested several more grand finals, but were stripped of the 2007 and 2009 premierships following salary cap breaches. The Storm also competed in the NRL's Under-20s competition (as Melbourne Thunderbolts) from 2008 until its demise in 2017 and in 2018 they entered the (Victorian Thunderbolts) in the Hastings Deering Colts u20s QLD competition. In addition, the club has also expanded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Isa
Willie Isa (born 1 January 1989) is a Samoa international rugby league footballer who plays as a or er for the Wigan Warriors in the Betfred Super League. He previously played as a or er for the Penrith Panthers and Melbourne Storm in the NRL, and the Castleford Tigers and the Widnes Vikings in the Super League. Background Isa was born in Auckland, New Zealand, and moved to Sydney, New South Wales, Australia as a 1-year-old. Isa was educated at St Dominic's College, Penrith. He played his junior rugby league for the St Mary's Saints before being signed by the Penrith Panthers. Career Isa previously played one NRL match for the Penrith Panthers, called up unexpectedly at half-time in a NYC game to replace an injured player. Isa was signed by Melbourne for the 2009 NRL season and he was compared to the Storm's former star player, Israel Folau. He was selected in the Samoan squad in 2010. On 16 December 2010, it was announced that Isa had signed for Castleford on a 12-month co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoff Daniela
Geoff Daniela (born 28 February 1987) is a Cook Islands international rugby league footballer who plays a and er for the St Mary's Saints in the Ron Massey Cup competition. He has previously played as a professional for the Penrith Panthers and the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League. Early life Daniela was born in Auckland, New Zealand. He is of Niuean and Cook Islands descent. He attended school at Hebersham Primary School, Plumpton High School, and St Dominic's College in Sydney, Australia. He played junior rugby league with the Western City Tigers (Mt Druitt), Blacktown Workers and St Mary's Saints. He represented New South Wales at under-17s and under-19s level. Playing career Daniela made his NRL debut with Penrith in round 11, 2007, against the Wests Tigers at CUA Stadium. In his three seasons with Penrith he scored 13 tries from just 20 appearances. Joining the Wests Tigers from 2010, Daniela made 13 appearances in the first season at his new club, either p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parramatta Eels
The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta that competes in the National Rugby League. The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, and their home ground was Parramatta Stadium (formerly Cumberland Oval). As of 2019, Parramatta's home ground stadium has been rebuilt and they now play as the co-tenants at Western Sydney Stadium, which sits on the same site that was once Parramatta Stadium. It took thirty years for the club to make the grand final, which they did in 1976 and 1977, losing on both occasions. However, this period foreshadowed their most successful period in the early 1980s, when they won four premierships and qualified for five grand finals in six seasons. This was a golden era for the club and yielded their only premiership titles. In 2016, a salary cap breach saw them stripped of their 2016 Auckland Nines premiership. The club plays in the National Rugby League, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Jennings (rugby League)
Michael Jennings (born 20 April 1988) is a former rugby league footballer who played as a for the Parramatta Eels in the NRL. He played for Tonga and Australia at international level. He previously played for the Penrith Panthers and the Sydney Roosters, with whom he won the 2013 NRL Grand Final. He has played for the Prime Minister's XIII, City Origin, New South Wales in the State of Origin series and the NRL All Stars. Background Jennings was born in Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia to Tongan-born parents. He is also of Fijian and English descent. Jennings is older brother of Melbourne Storm player George Jennings and Penrith Panthers player Robert Jennings, and nephew of 1960s All Black Arthur Jennings. He played his junior football for the Western City Tigers Mt Druitt and St Mary's Saints before being signed by the Penrith Panthers. Jennings played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 2005. Jennings attended Blackett Primary School and St Dominic's College. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
