Jeremiah Nanai

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Jeremiah Nanai
Personal information
Born (2003-02-18) 18 February 2003 (age 18)
Henderson, New Zealand
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight104 kg (16 st 5 lb)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2021– North Qld Cowboys 4 1 0 0 4
As of 10 August 2021

Jeremiah Nanai (born 18 February 2003) is a New Zealand-born Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL.

Background[]

Nanai was born in Henderson, New Zealand and raised in Cairns, Queensland, Australia.[1]

He began playing rugby league at age 13 for the Cairns Kangaroos and attended Trinity Bay State High School, where he was selected for the Australian Schoolboys under-15 merit side in 2018.[2][3]

In 2019, Nanai signed with the North Queensland Cowboys and moved to Townsville, Queensland, where he attended Kirwan State High School.[4]

Playing career[]

Early career[]

In July 2019, Nanai represented the Northern Marlins at the QRL Under-16 Junior State Championships.[5] On 18 September 2019, he started at second-row in Kirwan State High School's NRL Schoolboy Cup win over Westfields Sports High School.[6] On 29 September 2019, he represented Queensland Country under-16, scoring a hat trick and being named Man of the Match in their 44–4 win over Queensland City under-16.[7]

In January 2020, Nanai was selected in the Queensland Under-18 Emerging Origin squad.[8] In September 2020, Nanai played for Kirwan in their Queensland state final win over Palm Beach Currumbin State High School, scoring two tries.[9]

On 7 October 2020, Nanai joined North Queensland's NRL squad on a development contract for the 2021 season.[10]

2021[]

Nanai began the 2021 season playing for the Northern Pride in the Queensland Cup.[11]

In Round 22 of the 2021 NRL season, Nanai made his NRL debut against the Wests Tigers.[12][13]

References[]

  1. ^ "Jeremiah Nanai working to achieve goal of Cowboys debut". Cairns Post. 27 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Queensland team claim 15 Years title". QRL. 6 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Trinity Bay teen Manihi Maurangi breaks Kalyn Ponga's Queensland schoolboys record". Cairns Post. 1 June 2018.
  4. ^ "League giant Jeremiah Nanai is ready to bulldoze his way to the top". Townsville Bulletin. 28 January 2020.
  5. ^ "QRL Junior State Championships team lists". QRL. 3 July 2019.
  6. ^ "2019". 18th Man.
  7. ^ "Queensland Under 16 Country too good for City". QRL. 29 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Junior Cowboys take part in u18s Qld Emerging Origin camp". NQ Cowboys. 17 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Schoolboys: Kirwan win Queensland final". 18th Man. 17 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Cowboys promote four young guns to NRL squad for 2021". NQ Cowboys. 7 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Cowboys youngsters named to return from injury in Q-Cup". NQ Cowboys. 6 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Cowboys team list: Round 22 v Tigers". NQ Cowboys. 10 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Manly thumps Parramatta Eels 56-10, as South Sydney and Wests Tigers enjoy NRL wins". www.abc.net.au.

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