Ronaldo Mulitalo

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Ronaldo Mulitalo
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Personal information
Full nameRonaldo Mulitalo
Born (1999-11-17) 17 November 1999 (age 22)
Auckland, New Zealand
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight95 kg (14 st 13 lb)
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019– Cronulla Sharks 41 28 0 0 112
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019 United States 9s 3 0 0 0 0
2019 Samoa 1 1 0 0 4
As of 27 June 2021
Source: [1]

Ronaldo Mulitalo (born 17 November 1999) is a Samoan international professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL.

Background[]

Mulitalo was born in South Auckland, New Zealand, and is of Samoan descent. His mother's family is from American Samoa.[2]

He played his junior rugby league for the Ellerslie Eagles and attended Marcellin College, Auckland before moving to Ipswich, Queensland in October 2013. While in Ipswich, he attended Ipswich State High School and played for the Springfield Panthers.[3]

Playing career[]

Early career[]

In 2015, Mulitalo played for the Ipswich Jets Cyril Connell Cup side and moved up to their Mal Meninga Cup side in 2016. In 2017, he signed with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, playing for the SG Ball Cup side which made it to the Grand Final. Later that year, he represented Queensland under-18.[4] In 2018, Mulitalo moved up to the Sharks' Jersey Flegg Cup side, playing nine games.

2019[]

Mulitalo started the 2019 season playing for Cronulla's Canterbury Cup NSW feeder side, Newtown.

On 26 April, after starting 2019 as a development player, Mulitalo signed a contract extension and was immediately elevated into Cronulla's top 30 squad.[5] A day later, he made his NRL debut against the Brisbane Broncos as a late replacement for Josh Dugan, who was injured during the warm-up.[6] In July, he played fullback for the Queensland under-20 side, scoring a try in their loss to New South Wales.[7] In Round 19 against North Queensland, Mulitalo scored his first try in the top grade as Cronulla won the match 16-14 at Shark Park.[8] In Round 24 against Canberra, Mulitalo scored 2 tries as Cronulla lost the match 15-14 in Golden Point extra-time at Shark Park.[9]

In round 25 against the Wests Tigers, Mulitalo was placed on report and later suspended for one match after using an illegal shoulder charge on Wests player Luke Brooks.[10]

Mulitalo played for Cronulla's feeder side Newtown in their Canterbury Cup NSW grand final victory over the Wentworthville Magpies at Bankwest Stadium, scoring a try in a 20-15 win.[11] The following week, Mulitalo played for Newtown in the NRL State Championship victory over the Burleigh Bears at ANZ Stadium.[12]

At the end of the 2019 season, Mulitalo was selected in the United States national rugby league team for the 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s. He qualifies through his American Samoan heritage.

2020[]

In round 4 of the 2020 NRL season, Mulitalo scored two tries as Cronulla-Sutherland won their first game of the year defeating North Queensland 26-16 at Queensland Country Bank Stadium.[13]

In round 18, he scored two tries in Cronulla's 22-14 victory over the New Zealand Warriors at Kogarah Oval. The second try he scored turned out to be the winner which saw Cronulla finish in the top 8 and qualify for the finals at New Zealand's expense.[14]

2021[]

In round 12 of the 2021 NRL season, he scored two tries in Cronulla-Sutherland's 38-10 victory over the Gold Coast.[15]

Mulitalo was named to make his State of Origin debut for Queensland in game 2 as a late replacement for Reece Walsh, however, Mulitalo was found to be ineligible for Queensland as he did not reside in the state prior to his 13th birthday.[16]

In round 23, Mulitalo scored two tries for Cronulla in a 50-20 victory over the Wests Tigers. In the second half of the match, Mulitalo was taken from the field with a suspected broken jaw.[17] He played 16 games for Cronulla and scored 10 tries in the 2021 NRL season which saw the club narrowly miss the finals by finishing 9th on the table.[18]

References[]

  1. ^ Rugby League Project
  2. ^ Whittaker, Troy (10 October 2019). "Ronaldo speaks USA dream into existence". NRL.com. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  3. ^ Riccio, David (24 August 2019). "Mummy's boy happy to swim with Sharks". Chronicle. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Young Sharks battle for state pride". 21 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Mulitalo elevated into Sharks Top 30 squad". 25 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Late Mail - Update - Dugan ruled out". 27 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Burton stars as Blues crush Queensland in under 20s Origin". 10 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Sharks beat Cowboys 16-14 to break five-match losing run and stay in NRL finals race". ABC News. 25 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Canberra Raiders ruin Paul Gallen's Cronulla farewell, Tigers beat Dragons to stay in finals hunt". ABC News. September 2019.
  10. ^ "Sharks winger Mulitalo faces finals ban". 7News. 9 September 2019.
  11. ^ "Newtown reign supreme in epic decider". NSWRL. 29 September 2019.
  12. ^ "Newtown Jets steal the State Championship with a last second freak try". Sporting News.
  13. ^ "Cronulla v NQ Round 4". www.foxsports.com.au. 6 June 2020.
  14. ^ "Human battering ram seals Cronulla Sharks' finals ticket in thrilling win over New Zealand Warriors". wwos.nine.com.au.
  15. ^ Lucius, Adam (30 May 2021). "'Embarrassing': Sharks slaughter Titans in Coffs Harbour". News.com.au — Australia's Leading News Site.
  16. ^ Matthey, James (27 June 2021). "Ineligible Queensland star Ronaldo Mulitalo banned from State of Origin II". news.com.au. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  17. ^ "'They cannot attract big names': Ennis savages Tigers as star prop snubs Madge". www.foxsports.com.au. 21 August 2021.
  18. ^ "Papenhuyzen back to best as Storm secure minor premiership". www.nrl.com. 3 September 2021.

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