Английская Википедия:Ben Nakubuwai
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Petero Benjamin "Ben" Nakubuwai (born 15 March 1996) is a Fiji international rugby league footballer who plays as a Шаблон:Rlp for the Leigh Leopards in the Betfred Super League.
Nakubuwai previously played for the Gold Coast Titans in the National Rugby League and the Salford Red Devils in the Super League, and was a member of Fiji's squad for the 2017 World Cup.
Background
Nakubuwai was born in Leeton, New South Wales, Australia to Fijian parents Pio and Eseta.[1] His father was a dual-code rugby international for Fiji during the 1990s, and is known as one of the pioneers of rugby league in Fiji.[2]
Nakubuwai grew up playing rugby union from the age of eight for the Leeton Phantoms,[1] and later took up rugby league at a junior level at age fourteen, playing for the Yanco-Wamoon Hawks and Bidgee Hurricanes.[3] Having been spotted by the Melbourne Storm, Nakubwai moved to Melbourne after completing his Higher School Certificate to play in their S. G. Ball Cup team.[4]
Playing career
Early career
Nakubuwai joined Melbourne's National Youth Competition team in 2015, playing 42 matches over two seasons.[5] He made his international debut for Fiji against Papua New Guinea in May 2016.[6] In December 2016, Nakubuwai signed with the Gold Coast Titans.[7]
2017
Nakubuwai spent most of the 2017 season playing for one of the Titans' feeder clubs, the Tweed Heads Seagulls, in the Queensland Cup. He was called upon to play two NRL matches for the Titans at the end of the season.[8]
On 29 November 2017, it was revealed Nakubuwai had signed a two-year deal to join English side Salford Red Devils in the Super League.[9][10]
2022
On 26 April 2022 it was announced that Nakubuwai had signed for Leigh until the end of the season. On 28 May 2022, he played for Leigh in their 2022 RFL 1895 Cup final victory over Featherstone.[11]
2023
On 12 August 2023, Nakubuwai played for Leigh in their 2023 Challenge Cup final victory over Hull Kingston Rovers. It was Leigh's first major trophy in 52 years.[12] He played 19 games for Leigh in the 2023 Super League season as the club finished fifth on the table and qualified for the playoffs. He played in their elimination playoff loss against Hull Kington Rovers.[13]
References
External links
- Salford Red Devils profile
- NRL profile
- Melbourne Storm profile
- 2017 RLWC profile
- SL profile
- Fiji profile
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