Jason Palmada (born 25 February 1977) is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer.

Playing career

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representative before moving to Auckland, Palmada was also a

Junior Kiwi The Junior Kiwis side represents New Zealand in the sport of rugby league. They are commonly known as the Junior Kiwis, after the native bird of that name. Since 2010, they are an under-20s side, with players selected from the NRL, Intrust Supe ...

. Palmada played for the

North Harbour Sea Eagles The North Harbour Sea Eagles were a New Zealand rugby league club that represented North Harbour in the Lion Red Cup from 1994 to 1996. For the first two seasons they were coached by Graeme Norton. There two main feeder clubs were the Northcot ...

in the first two season of the Lion Red Cup. He played in both of the Grand Finals which were both won by the Sea Eagles. In 1995 he was selected in the

New Zealand Residents The New Zealand Residents (also previously known as New Zealand 'A', New Zealand XIII, the Lion Red Cup XIII and currently known as the Bartercard Premiership Selection) are a New Zealand rugby league football representative side that is selected f ...

side.''Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1995'', New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1995. p.75-84 In 1996 Palmada moved to England, joining Workington Town in the

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competition. Palmada returned to New Zealand in 1998, joining Canterbury.Big guns return to Canty
''The Press'', 8 July 1998 He now lives in Australia.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Palmada, Jason 1969 births New Zealand rugby league players New Zealand Māori rugby league players New Zealand Māori rugby league team players Auckland rugby league team players Workington Town players North Harbour rugby league team players Canterbury rugby league team players West Coast rugby league team players Runanga players Northcote Tigers players Junior Kiwis players Living people Rugby league second-rows