Daniel Penese (born 1 December 1989) in New Zealand is a former professional

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...

footballer who last played in the for the

Wyong Roos The Wyong Rugby League Football Club are an Australian rugby league club based on the Central Coast of New South Wales. The club competed in the New South Wales Cup from 2013 to 2018 and still competes in the Central Coast Division Rugby League ...

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. The competition has a history dating back to the NSWRFL's origins in 1908, starting off as a reserve ...

competition.

Early life

Penese was educated at

Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown Patrician Brothers' College, Blacktown is a Roman Catholic single-sex secondary day school for boys, located in Blacktown, a western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. History The College was founded in 1952 by the Patrician Broth ...

and played his junior rugby league for the

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 ...

before being signed by 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 ...

Playing career

Penese agreed to a deal with the

St. George Illawarra Dragons The St. George Illawarra Dragons is an Australian professional rugby league football club, representing both the Illawarra and St George regions of New South Wales. The club has competed in the National Rugby League since 1999 after a joint-ve ...

for the 2011

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season, although he did not get an opportunity in first grade. Penese then signed a new deal with the

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 ...

from 2012 onwards, spending all season with their feeder team, the

Wentworthville Magpies The Wentworthville Magpies, colloquially known as ''Wenty'', are a rugby league team based in the suburb of Wentworthville in Sydney's Western Suburbs. Founded in 1963 (or 1937), the club has competed in various Sydney district competitions an ...

. Penese then made his way overseas to France to play for

Elite One Championship Elite 1 is the top level rugby league competition in France, sanctioned by the French Rugby League Federation. The season runs from September to April, which is in contrast to the majority of other major domestic rugby league competitions worl ...

team

Sporting Olympique Avignon Sporting Olympique Avignon also known as Avignon XIII or SO Avignon are a semi-professional rugby league team based in Avignon in the south of France. They currently play in the Elite One Championship. The club was formed in 1916 and they enjoyed ...

. In 2014, Penese joined the

in the

. In 2015, Penese played for St Mary's in the Penrith Rugby League Competition.

References

External links

Penrith Panthers profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Penese, Daniel 1989 births Living people New Zealand rugby league players New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Australia New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in France New Zealand sportspeople of Samoan descent Penrith Panthers players Rugby league locks Rugby league players from Auckland Rugby league second-rows Sporting Olympique Avignon players Windsor Wolves players Wentworthville Magpies players Wyong Roos players Expatriate rugby league players in Australia Expatriate rugby league players in France New Zealand expatriate rugby league players