Spencer Leniu
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| Full name | Spencer Leniu | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 September 2000 Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 109 kg (17 st 2 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 3 Oct 2021 Source: [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Spencer Leniu (born 8 September 2000) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Penrith Panthers in the NRL.
Background[]
Leniu was born in Auckland, New Zealand. He is of Samoan descent.
He played his junior rugby league for the Minchinbury Jets in the Penrith District Junior Rugby League.[2]
Career[]
Leniu made his first grade debut for Penrith against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in round 21 of the 2019 NRL season which ended in a 26-20 victory for Penrith at Panthers Stadium.[3][4]
Leniu played a total of 19 games for Penrith in the 2021 NRL season including the club's 2021 NRL Grand Final victory over South Sydney.[5]
References[]
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "Panthers lock in 18-year-old wrecking ball Spencer Leniu". SportingNews. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "NRL Round 21 team announcements". NRL.com. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Penrith rookies hold out Cronulla in NRL". 7 News.
- ^ "One of finest NRL grand finals of all time provides cure to difficult season". www.theguardian.com.
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Categories:
- 2000 births
- New Zealand rugby league players
- New Zealand people of Samoan descent
- Rugby league players from Auckland
- Penrith Panthers players
- Rugby league props
- Living people