Английская Википедия:Brendan Piakura
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Brendan Piakura (born 16 May 2002) is a Cook Islands international rugby league footballer who plays as a Шаблон:Rlp forward for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Background
Piakura was born in Newcastle, New South Wales and raised on the Gold Coast, Queensland.[1] He is of Cook Islands descent.
He played his junior rugby league for the Helensvale Hornets and attended Coombabah State High School and Palm Beach Currumbin State High School before being signed by the Brisbane Broncos.[2][3]
Playing career
Early career
In 2018, Piakura represented the Queensland under-16 team.[4]
In 2019, he played for the Tweed Heads Seagulls in the Mal Meninga Cup, starting at second row in their state and national finals wins.[5] In June 2019, he represented the Queensland under-18 team.[6] In September 2019, he represented the Australian Schoolboys in their 36–20 win over the Junior Kiwis.[7]
2021
Piakura began the season playing for the Norths Devils in the Queensland Cup.[8]
On 15 April, he re-signed with the Brisbane club until the end of the 2024 season.[9]
In Round 24 of the 2021 NRL season, Piakura made his NRL debut for Brisbane in a loss to the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.[10] He was sin-binned six minutes into his debut for a late tackle on Cronulla halfback Braydon Trindall, and was later suspended for two games.[11]
Piakura, once completing his two match suspension, played for Norths Devils in the Queensland cup finals, playing in wins over Tweed Heads Seagulls and Burleigh Bears. Piakura failed a HIA against Burleigh Bears in the preliminary final five minutes into the game and missed the Grand Final win over Wynnum Manly Seagulls the following week as a result of failing the HIA.
2022
Piakura had an injury disrupted season with a calf injury and concussions forcing Piakura to miss games across the year limiting Piakura to one NRL game for the Brisbane Broncos in Round 25 in a 22–12 loss against St. George Illawarra Dragons. Piakura played in Norths Devils 16–10 victory over the Redcliffe Dolphins in the 2022 Queensland Cup Grand Final, starting in the second-row.
2023
In round 15 of the 2023 NRL season, Piakura scored his first NRL try in a 24–20 win over the Newcastle Knights. He played a total of 13 games for Brisbane in the 2023 NRL season. He played in Brisbane's 26-24 loss against Penrith in the 2023 NRL Grand Final.[12]
References
External links
Шаблон:Brisbane Broncos squad Шаблон:Cook Islands 2021 Rugby League World Cup squad Шаблон:Norths Devils squad - 2022 Queensland Cup premiers
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