Payne Haas
 Haas playing for the Broncos' NYC team in 2017. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 2 December 1999 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 119 kg (18 st 10 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [2] As of 26 April 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Payne Haas (born 2 December 1999) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League.
Background
Haas is of Swiss, Filipino and Samoan descent.[3][4] He was born in Newcastle, New South Wales, playing junior rugby league for the Woodberry Warriors, before moving to the Gold Coast, Queensland. He attended rugby league school Keebra Park State High.[5]
Playing career
Early years
In 2016, Haas played for the Australian Schoolboys.[6] In September 2016, he signed a 3-year contract with the Brisbane Broncos until the end of 2019, after weighing up offers from 10 NRL clubs, plus scholarship offers from American football college teams.[7] In 2017, he played for the Broncos' NYC team.[8] After impressing for the Broncos NYC side throughout the year, he was called in to act as an Andrew Fifita "clone" at a Queensland State of Origin opposed training session before game three of the 2017 series.[9] In September 2017, he was named at prop in the NYC Team of the Year.[10]
2018
In 2018, Haas played for the Broncos' Queensland Cup feeder side, Wynnum Manly Seagulls. In round 8 of the 2018 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Broncos against the South Sydney Rabbitohs.[11] Commentator Phil Gould remarked that his debut game was "the birth of a superstar."[12] He would go on to play two more games before missing the remainder of the season with an injured shoulder.[13]
References
- ^ "Broncos rookie Payne Haas is eligible for NSW despite his Queensland links". news.com.au =date=26 April 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Payne Haas - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ^ "Hill of pain gave Broncos rookie Payne Haas massive engine". 3 April 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "RLS Queensland name 2013 squads". Rugby League Samoa. 8 August 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- ^ Clark, Laine (8 December 2017). "Young giant Payne Haas ready to become more than Andrew Fifita clone for Brisbane Broncos". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "ASSRL Schoolboys rugby league news, Australian Secondary School Rugby League, Australian Schoolboys". Ourfootyteam.com. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ "The inside mail home of all the hottest NRL news and gossip". www.couriermail.com.au. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Holden Cup Under 20's - 2017 Round 1 SQUADS » League Unlimited". League Unlimited. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Teen giant Payne Haas makes big impression at Broncos pre-season training". www.couriermail.com.au. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "2017 NYC Team of the Year - Zero Tackle". 4 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ "Late Mail - Broncos v Rabbitohs". 26 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Is Payne Haas Blue or Maroon?". Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ "Brave Payne Haas set for shoulder surgery and lengthy break". 17 May 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.