Dean Blore (born 29 September 1998) is an Australian 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
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who plays as a for the
St George Illawarra Dragons in the
NSW Cup.
Background
Blore was born in
Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
,
Australia
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.
Blore played his junior rugby league for
Brothers Penrith. He is of
Samoan,
New Zealand
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and
Australian descent.
He attended
Hills Sports High School.
Playing career
Blore was selected to represent the
Junior Kiwis in 2018, playing against his brother
Shawn Shawn may refer to:
*Shawn (given name)
*Shawn (surname)
See also
* Sean
* Shaun Shaun is an anglicized spelling of the Irish name Seán. Alternative spellings include Shawn, Sean and Shawne.
Notable persons with the given name include:
Peop ...
, who represented the
Junior Kangaroos.
Blore represented
Samoa
Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa; sm, Sāmoa, and until 1997 known as Western Samoa, is a Polynesian island country consisting of two main islands (Savai'i and Upolu); two smaller, inhabited islands (Manono Island, Manono an ...
in the
2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s
The 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s was the first staging of the Rugby League World Cup 9s tournament and took place on 18 and 19 October 2019 at Sydney's Bankwest Stadium. The tournament featured teams from 12 International Rugby League member ...
.
Penrith Panthers
Blore was released at the end of the 2020 season.
References
External links
Dean Blore Panthers profile
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1998 births
Living people
Australian people of New Zealand descent
Australian sportspeople of Samoan descent
Australian rugby league players
Junior Kiwis players
Rugby league five-eighths
Rugby league players from Sydney
Samoa national rugby league team players
Samoan rugby league players