Bernard Lewis (born 23 October 1997) is a
Papua New Guinea international
rugby league footballer who plays as a er for the
Northern Pride in the
Queensland Cup.
Early life
Lewis was born in
Cairns
Cairns (, ) is a city in Queensland, Australia, on the tropical north east coast of Far North Queensland. The population in June 2019 was 153,952, having grown on average 1.02% annually over the preceding five years. The city is the 5th-most-p ...
,
Queensland, Australia and is of
Torres Strait Islander and Papua New Guinean descent. Lewis qualifies for Papua New Guinea via his mother, who is from
Daru Island, an island of the
Torres Strait governed by Papua New Guinea.
Playing career
Lewis won the 2016
National Youth League premiership with the
Sydney Roosters before playing a leading role in the clubs
2017 Auckland Nines
The 2017 NRL Auckland Nines (known as the Downer NRL Auckland Nines due to sponsorship) was the fourth NRL Auckland Nines competition. It was held on 4–5 February 2017 at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand. Just like previous tournaments, it ...
title run.
The winger scored an 80 metre match winning try in their semi-final against the
Melbourne Storm then went across for another four pointer in the final against
Penrith.
Lewis made his international debut for
Papua New Guinea in their 24–6 loss to
Samoa in the
2019 Oceania Cup
The 2019 Oceania Cup was the inaugural edition of the Oceania Cup. Contested by six teams, the competition began in June and concluded in November.
The competition was announced at the Rugby League International Federation (RLIF) congress in Nove ...
.
On 2 October 2019, Lewis was named in the Papua New Guinea team for the
2019 Rugby league World Cup 9s.
References
External links
Sydney Roosters profile
1997 births
Living people
Australian rugby league players
Australian people of Papua New Guinean descent
Torres Strait Islanders
Rugby league players from Cairns
Papua New Guinea national rugby league team players
Rugby league centres
Rugby league wingers
Northern Pride RLFC players
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