Jirah Momoisea
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Born | Auckland, New Zealand | 2 September 1998|||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 109 kg (17 st 2 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 12 September 2021 Source: [1] |
Jirah Momoisea (born 2 September 1998) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League. His position is prop.
Background[]
Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Momoisea played his junior rugby league for St Paul's College, before being signed by the Melbourne Storm.
Playing career[]
Early years[]
In 2017, Momoisea played for the Melbourne Storm NYC team.[2] In 2018, he joined the Newcastle Knights and played for their Jersey Flegg Cup side.[2] In 2019, he graduated to their Intrust Super Premiership team.[3] In July 2019, he was upgraded to an NRL development contract with the Knights until the end of 2020.[4] In January 2020, his contract was upgraded to the NRL top 30 squad and extended until the end of 2022.[5] In December 2020, prior to the Christmas break, Momoisea ruptured his achilles tendon and had surgery to repair the injury, which would sideline him for the start of 2021.[6]
2021[]
Momoisea made his return from injury with the Knights' Knock-On Effect NSW Cup side in May,[7] before the competition was postponed in June and subsequently cancelled due to a breakout of the COVID-19 virus in New South Wales.[8] However he travelled with the Knights' NRL squad to Queensland as the competition relocated to avoid the virus.[9] In round 23 of the 2021 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Knights in their 22-16 win over the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.[10][11]
References[]
- ^ "Jirah Momoisea - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ a b "Jirah Momoisea". 27 October 2019.
- ^ "TEAMS: NSWRL Canterbury Cup - 2019 Round 1 » League Unlimited". League Unlimited. 12 March 2019.
- ^ "Knights extend young guns Hoy and Momoisea". Newcastle Knights. 2 July 2019.
- ^ "Promising youngster Momoisea extends NRL deal". Newcastle Knights. 28 January 2020.
- ^ Cotton, Ben (27 January 2021). "Fresh injury blow for Knights halfback Mitchell Pearce". Zero Tackle.
- ^ "Team List Tuesday | The Knock-On Effect NSW Cup Rd 12". New South Wales Rugby League. 25 May 2021.
- ^ "NSWRL forced to cancel major competitions and community football due to ongoing COVID crisis". www.sportingnews.com.
- ^ "NRL clubs to move into Queensland hubs amid NSW COVID-19 outbreak". www.abc.net.au. 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Knights v Bulldogs Round 23 NRL team list". Newcastle Knights. 17 August 2021.
- ^ "Knights in seventh heaven after holding off brave Bulldogs". National Rugby League. 21 August 2021.
External links[]
- 1998 births
- New Zealand rugby league players
- Newcastle Knights players
- Rugby league props
- Living people