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Lamar Liolevave
Personal information
Full nameLamar Manuel-Liolevave[1]
Born (1995-12-01) 1 December 1995 (age 29)
Auckland, New Zealand
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight102 kg (16 st 1 lb)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2015 Wests Tigers 1 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019– Fiji 7 0 0 0 0
Source: [2]
As of 5 November 2022
EducationKeebra Park State High School
RelativesMatthew Wright (cousin)

Lamar Manuel-Liolevave (born 1 December 1995) is a Fiji international rugby league footballer who plays as second-rower or lock for the Tweed Heads Seagulls in the Queensland Cup.

He previously played for the Wests Tigers in the NRL.

Background

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Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Liolevave is of Māori, Samoan and Fijian descent[3] and played his junior rugby league for the Marist Saints. He later moved to Queensland, Australia to attend Keebra Park State High School. In July 2013, he signed a contract with the West Tigers starting in 2014.[4]

Playing career

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Early career

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In 2013, Liolevave played for the Australian Schoolboys.[5][6]

In 2014 and 2015, Liolevave played for the Wests Tigers' NYC team.[7] He was named the Tigers' NYC Coach's Player of the Year in 2014.[8] On 18 October 2014, he played for the Junior Kiwis against the Junior Kangaroos, playing off the interchange bench in the Kiwis' 15-14 win.[9][10] Soon after, he re-signed with the Wests Tigers on a two-year contract.[11]

2015

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Liolevave graduated to the Tigers' New South Wales Cup team in 2015.[12] In round 4, he made his NRL debut for the Wests Tigers against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.[13]

On 2 May 2015, Liolevave again played for the Junior Kiwis against Junior Kangaroos.[14]

2016

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In April 2016, Liolevave joined the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs effective immediately on a contract to the end of 2017.[15][16]

2019

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He made his international debut, coming off the bench, in the 18-44 win against Samoa on 2 November 2019.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Australians Win Second Test - Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League". Foxsportspulse.com. 16 November 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  2. ^ Lamar Liolevave rugbyleagueproject.org
  3. ^ "nesianpower101's Instagram image @29.05.2015". Sixmoment.com. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  4. ^ "NRL clubs converge on Australian Schoolboy titles to scout for future stars". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Australians Win Second Test - Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League - FOX SPORTS PULSE". foxsportspulse.com. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  6. ^ "ASSRL Schoolboys rugby league news, Australian Secondary School Rugby League, Australian Schoolboys". ourfootyteam.com. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  7. ^ "NYC Cowboys make it three straight". Cowboys.com.au. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  8. ^ "2014 Season Awards: Full List of Awards, Winners - Tigers". Weststigers.com.au. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  9. ^ "Kiwi kids cause Kangaroos upset". NRL.com. 18 October 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  10. ^ "2014 JUNIOR KIWIS TEAM ANNOUNCED". Rugbyleagueweek.com.au. 10 October 2014. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  11. ^ "Wests Tigers re-sign Lamar Liolevave - Tigers". Weststigers.com.au. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  12. ^ "VB NSW CUP TEAMS ROUND 1". NSWRL.com.au. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  13. ^ "NRL Late Changes: Round 4 vs. Bulldogs - Tigers". Weststigers.com.au. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  14. ^ "Representative Round team lists". NRL.com. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  15. ^ NRL (5 April 2016). "and Warriors Trade Players". Bulldogs. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  16. ^ 2h (26 February 2016). "Intrust Super Prem on Twitter: ".@NRL_Bulldogs TEAM NEWS: Craig Garvey is IN for the Bulldogs in the big team change for Round 5". Twitter.com. Retrieved 3 April 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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