Moses Leota
 Leota playing for the Panthers in 2015. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 20 July 1995 Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 13 July 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Moses Leota (born 20 July 1995) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League.
Background
Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Leota is of Samoan descent[2] and was raised in Penrith, New South Wales, Australia.
He played his junior rugby league for the St Mary's Saints, before being signed by the Penrith Panthers.
Playing career
Early career
In 2014 and 2015, Leota played for the Penrith Panthers' NYC team.[3]
2016
In 2016, Leota graduated to the Panthers' Intrust Super Premiership NSW team.[4] In round 14 of the 2016 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Panthers against the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles.[5][6][7] In November, he extended his contract with the Panthers from the end of 2017 until the end of 2019.[8]
2018
In round 4 of the 2018 NRL season, Leota has scored his first NRL career try against the North Queensland Cowboys 33 - 14 win at 1300SMILES Stadium.
References
- ^ "Moses Leota - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 2016-06-16. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
- ^ "Nesian Power - Missing Profiles... Shaun Kenny-Dowall,..." Facebook. 2016-02-25. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
- ^ "L". Nyc Database. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
- ^ NRL. "TEAMS | Intrust Super Premiership Rd 1". NSWRL. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
- ^ "Updated team lists: Sea Eagles v Panthers". NRL.com. 2016-02-28. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
- ^ NRL. "NRL Late Mail: Round 14 - Panthers". Penrithpanthers.com.au. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
- ^ "Panthers drop Soward from first grade". NRL.com. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
- ^ PenrithPanthers.com.au. "Panthers re-sign Leota". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2016-11-11.