Samer El Masri is an Australian former

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footballer who represented

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...

at the 2000 Rugby League World Cup.

Background

El Masri 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 ...

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, Australia. He is the brother of Australian and Lebanon international,

Hazem El Masri Hazem El Masri ( ar, حازم المصري; born 1 April 1976) is a Lebanese Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a er in the 1990s and 2000s. An international representative for Australia and Lebanon, and a New ...

Playing career

Samer was born in Australia to ethnic Lebanese parents, Khaled and Amal. El Masri first played for

at the 2000 World Cup, where he played in all three of his countries matches. He later played for his country in 2002, 2003 and in World Cup qualifying matches in 2006.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Masri, Samer Living people Lebanese rugby league players Australian people of Lebanese descent Australian rugby league players Rugby league fullbacks Lebanon national rugby league team players Rugby league wingers Year of birth missing (living people)