Terrell May
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| Full name | Terrell Davis May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 April 1999 Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 27 September 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Taylan May (brother) Tyrone May (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Terrell Davis May (born 29 April 1999) is a Samoa international rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL.
Background
[edit]May was born in Blacktown and played his junior rugby league for the Minchinbury Jets in the Penrith District Rugby League.[citation needed]
May's brothers Tyrone and Taylan are also professional rugby league players.[citation needed]
He is of Samoan and Australian of European descent.[2]
Career
[edit]2022
[edit]May made his first grade debut for the Roosters against the Panthers in round 11 of the 2022 NRL season, in a 32–12 loss.[3]
2023
[edit]May played 17 matches for the Sydney Roosters in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 7th on the table and qualified for the finals. May played in both of the clubs finals games as they were eliminated in the second week against Melbourne.[4] On 24 September, May played for North Sydney in their 2023 NSW Cup grand final loss against South Sydney.[5]
2024
[edit]In round 9 of the 2024 NRL season, May scored two tries in the Sydney Roosters 40-18 victory over Brisbane.[6] On 21 May, the Sydney Roosters hit back at claims that May had been taking illegal substances on a live stream along with fellow players Brandon Smith, Zach Dockar-Clay, Naufahu Whyte and Spencer Leniu. The club released a statement which read “The Sydney Roosters have been made aware of a small clip from a longer live stream that some on social media have claimed identifies behaviour that breaches NRL rules. “The clip reveals no use of illicit substances or any other breach of NRL rules, however some see fit to make that grossly distorted and clearly damaging claim".[7] May played 27 matches for the Sydney Roosters in the 2024 NRL season. May played in all three finals games for the club as they were eliminated at the preliminary final stage against Melbourne.[8] On 31 October, it was reported that the Sydney Roosters had informed May he was free to negotiate with other clubs.[9] May denied the release had anything do with any off field issues, the Roosters had decided they needed to move in another direction.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "How Tough Love Upbringing Prepared May for Success". roosters.com.au. 31 August 2003. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Roosters vs Panthers round 11 2022". NRL.com. 21 May 2022.
- ^ "NRL 2023: Sydney Roosters season review". www.sportingnews.com.
- ^ "Taaffe's statement as Souths end 40-year drought; veteran's captain's knock: Reserves Wrap". www.foxsports.com.au.
- ^ "NRL live: Brisbane Broncos host Sydney Roosters for Friday night blockbuster after Manly loses to Raiders at Brookvale Oval". www.abc.net.au.
- ^ "'Not right': Tedesco defends teammates as Roosters blast 'grossly distorted' claims over viral video". www.foxsports.com.au.
- ^ "The Mole's end of season review: Maligned signing suddenly looms as Roosters saviour after exodus, injuries". www.nine.com.au.
- ^ "Roosters show $950k prop Terrell May the door in shock move". www.news.com.au.
- ^ "Terrell May says shock Roosters release is 'nothing to do with off-field stuff'". ABC News. 1 November 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.