Heilum Luki
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Born | Cairns, Queensland, Australia | 11 April 2001|||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 103 kg (16 st 3 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 3 June 2021 Source: [1] |
Heilum Luki (born 11 April 2001) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL.
Background[]
Born in Cairns, Queensland, Luki is of Niuean and Samoan descent and played his junior rugby league for the Cairns Brothers.[2]
He attended Cairns State High School before being signed by the North Queensland Cowboys.[3]
Playing career[]
Early career[]
In 2017, Luki represented the Niue under-16 team at the Pasifika Youth Cup in New Zealand.[4]
In 2018 and 2019, Luki played for the Northern Pride in the Mal Meninga Cup.[5][6] In 2019, he moved up to the Pride's Hastings Deering Colts under-20 side.[7] In June 2019, he played for the North Queensland under-18 side in an exhibition game against the Gold Coast under-18s, being named man of the match in North Queensland's 14–6 win.[8]
On 7 October 2020, Luki signed a development contract with the North Queensland club, joining their NRL squad.[9]
2021[]
Luki began the 2021 NRL season playing for the Pride in the Queensland Cup.[10]
In round 11 of the 2021 NRL season, Luki made his NRL debut against Newcastle, scoring a try in North Queensland's 36–20 win.[11]
References[]
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "Cairns' Cowboys young gun Heilum Luki named for NRL debut". The Cairns Post. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Queensland Under 15 schoolboys teams". QRL. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Samoa and Maori claim honours in inaugural Pasifika Youth Cup". Asia Pacific RL. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "QRL U18 Auswide Bank Mal Meninga Cup - 2019 Round 1". LeagueUnlimited. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "QRL U18 Mal Meninga Cup - 2018 Round 7". LeagueUnlimited. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "2019 Hastings Deering Colts Round 15". LeagueUnlimited. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Junior Cowboys too strong on the Gold Coast". NQ Cowboys. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Cowboys promote four young guns to NRL squad for 2021". NQ Cowboys. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "13 Cowboys named for Q-Cup's opening round". NQ Cowboys. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Cowboys team list: Round 11 v Knights". NQ Cowboys. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
External links[]
- 2001 births
- Australian rugby league players
- Australian people of Samoan descent
- Australian people of Niuean descent
- North Queensland Cowboys players
- Northern Pride RLFC players
- Rugby league second-rows
- Rugby league players from Queensland
- Living people