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| Full name | Jeremiah Nanai | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 February 2003 Henderson, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 104 kg (16 st 5 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jeremiah Nanai (born 18 February 2003) is an Australia international rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League (NRL).
He has played at representative level for Queensland in State of Origin as well as for Australia.
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Background
Nanai was born in Auckland, New Zealand and raised in Cairns, Queensland, Australia.[2] He is of Samoan descent.[3][4]
He began playing rugby league at age 13 for the Cairns Kangaroos and attended Trinity Bay State High School, where he was selected for the Australian Schoolboys under-15 merit side in 2018.[5][6]
In 2019, Nanai signed with the North Queensland Cowboys and moved to Townsville, Queensland, where he attended Kirwan State High School.[7]
Playing career
Early career
In July 2019, Nanai represented the Northern Marlins at the QRL Under-16 Junior State Championships.[8] On 18 September 2019, he started at second-row in Kirwan State High School's NRL Schoolboy Cup win over Westfields Sports High School.[9] On 29 September 2019, he represented Queensland Country under-16, scoring a hat trick and being named Man of the Match in their 44–4 win over Queensland City under-16.[10]
In January 2020, Nanai was selected in the Queensland Under-18 Emerging Origin squad.[11] In September 2020, Nanai played for Kirwan in their Queensland state final win over Palm Beach Currumbin State High School, scoring two tries.[12]
On 7 October 2020, Nanai joined North Queensland's NRL squad on a development contract for the 2021 season.[13]
2021
Nanai began the 2021 season playing for the Northern Pride in the Queensland Cup.[14]
In Round 22 of the 2021 NRL season, Nanai made his NRL debut against the Wests Tigers.[15][16]
2022
In round 3 of the 2022 NRL season, Nanai scored a hat-trick for North Queensland against arch rivals Brisbane in a 38–12 victory.[17]
In April, Nanai signed a one-year contract extension to remain at North Queensland until the end of 2023.[18]
In round 7, Nanai was sent to the sin bin and later scored a try during North Queensland's 30–4 victory over the Gold Coast.[19]
In round 11, Nanai scored two tries for North Queensland in their shock 36–6 upset victory over Melbourne.[20]
On 30 May, Nanai was selected to debut for the Queensland State of Origin team for game one of the 2022 State of Origin series. Nanai was taken from the field during Queensland's 16–10 victory with an ankle injury.[21]
In round 20, Nanai scored two tries for North Queensland in a 34–8 victory over St. George Illawarra.[22]
Nanai finished a great year receiving the Dally M Rookie of the Year award and the Dally M Second Rower of the year and finishing the season with 17 tries from 23 matches.[23]
In October he was named in the Australia squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.[24]
2023
In round 2 of the 2023 NRL season, Nanai scored two tries for North Queensland in their 28-16 loss against arch-rivals Brisbane.[25] In round 4 against the Gold Coast, Nanai was sent to the sin bin and later suspended for two matches after a dangerous throw on Phillip Sami. Nanai played two games for Queensland in the 2023 State of Origin series which Queensland won 2-1.[26] On 25 July, it was announced that Nanai would miss at least four matches after he suffered a high grade AC joint injury during North Queensland's victory over Parramatta.[27][28] Nanai played 13 games for North Queensland in the 2023 NRL season and scored six tries as the club finished 11th on the table.[29]
References
- ^ "Jeremiah Nanai - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "Jeremiah Nanai working to achieve goal of Cowboys debut". Cairns Post. 27 January 2021.
- ^ Bruce, Jasper (24 June 2022). "Samoa a chance for Cup glory: Nofoaluma". The West Australian.
- ^ Chisholm, Ed (28 March 2022). "Jeremiah Nanai's NRL future, rep allegiance cast into the spotlight after teen sensations tears apart Broncos". Sporting News.
- ^ "Queensland team claim 15 Years title". QRL. 6 July 2018.
- ^ "Trinity Bay teen Manihi Maurangi breaks Kalyn Ponga's Queensland schoolboys record". Cairns Post. 1 June 2018.
- ^ "League giant Jeremiah Nanai is ready to bulldoze his way to the top". Townsville Bulletin. 28 January 2020.
- ^ "QRL Junior State Championships team lists". QRL. 3 July 2019.
- ^ "2019". 18th Man. 13 December 2018.
- ^ "Queensland Under 16 Country too good for City". QRL. 29 September 2019.
- ^ "Junior Cowboys take part in u18s Qld Emerging Origin camp". NQ Cowboys. 17 January 2020.
- ^ "Schoolboys: Kirwan win Queensland final". 18th Man. 17 September 2020.
- ^ "Cowboys promote four young guns to NRL squad for 2021". NQ Cowboys. 7 October 2020.
- ^ "Cowboys youngsters named to return from injury in Q-Cup". NQ Cowboys. 6 April 2021.
- ^ "Cowboys team list: Round 22 v Tigers". NQ Cowboys. 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Manly thumps Parramatta Eels 56-10, as South Sydney and Wests Tigers enjoy NRL wins". ABC News. 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Brisbane Broncos 'monstered' by teenage prodigy Jeremiah Nanai". www.news.com.au.
- ^ "Cowboys re-sign Jeremiah Nanai". www.cowboys.com.au.
- ^ "'What an athlete': Cowboys young gun goes from zero to hero in just 40 seconds". www.foxsports.com.au.
- ^ "'Unsung hero' stars as Cowboys pass 'big test'; telling Bellamy moment in Storm loss: 3 Big Hits". www.foxsports.com.au.
- ^ "'Petrified': Jeremiah Nanai's injury shook Cowboys coach Todd Payten". www.news.com.au.
- ^ "Cowboys break Kogarah hoodoo in big win over Dragons". www.nrl.com.
- ^ "'See it in their eyes': The late-season pact and 'massive sacrifice' behind Eels surge". www.foxsports.com.au.
- ^ Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021
- ^ "Reece Walsh stars as Brisbane Broncos beat Cowboys 28-16 in Queensland NRL derby, Cronulla edges Parramatta 30-26 in thriller". www.abc.net.au.
- ^ "NRL Judiciary Round 4: Jack Wighton, Jeremiah Nanai and Junior Paulo banned". www.sportingnews.com.
- ^ "NRL Casualty Ward: Finucane out for season; Surgery for Paseka". www.nrl.com.
- ^ "New South Wales Blues avoid State of Origin series whitewash with 24-10 victory over Queensland Maroons in Sydney". www.abc.net.au.
- ^ "NRL 2023: North Queensland Cowboys season review". www.sportingnews.com.
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This page was last edited on 14 April 2024, at 02:53