Andrew Lomu (born 28 February 1979) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. He previously played as a prop for the Sydney Roosters, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, Canberra Raiders and for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL.[1]
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| Full name | Andrew Lomu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 February 1979 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 104 kg (16 st 5 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
editLomu was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
A distant cousin of New Zealand former rugby union international Jonah Lomu,[2] he is of Tongan descent.
Playing career
editHe represented Tonga at the 2000 Rugby League World Cup.[2]
He also represented New Zealand against Australia in one game in 2002.[3]
Lomu played for the Roosters from the bench in their 2002 NRL Grand Final victory against the New Zealand Warriors. At the end of the following season he played his last game for the Roosters, coming on from the interchange bench in the 2003 NRL grand final which was lost to the Penrith Panthers. The following season he played for Cronulla-Sutherland.
References
edit- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". Rugby League Project. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Lomu lives up to the name". The Age. 12 May 2002. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
- ^ "Lockyer on target for injury comeback". The Age. 27 March 2007. Retrieved 26 July 2009.