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Player John Palavi

Full Name
31 July 1992
Date of Birth
Jul 31, 1992
Birth Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Nationality
  1. 🇳🇿 New Zealand
  2. 🇹🇴 Tonga
Height (cm)
189 cm
Weight (kg)
100 kg
Position/s
  1. Second Row
  2. Lock
Warrior #
188
NRL Debut Date
Mar 9, 2014
NRL Debut Details
Round 1, New Zealand Warriors vs Parramatta Eels at Pirtek Stadium, Parramatta, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Warriors Debut Date
Mar 9, 2014
Warriors Debut Details
Round 1 vs Parramatta Eels at Pirtek Stadium, Parramatta, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Warriors Years Active
  1. 2014
  2. 2015
  3. 2016
College/s
St Pauls College
Signed To
Limoux Grizzlies
Signed From
Richmond Rovers
Junior Club/s
Pt Chevalier Pirates, Richmond Rovers
Previous Club/s
Limoux Grizzlies, Tweed Heads Seagulls
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Palavi
Rugby League Project
https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/john-palavi/summary.html

mt.wellington

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John Palavi is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Tweed Heads Seagulls in the Queensland Cup.

He previously played for the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL and the Limoux Grizzlies in the Elite One Championship.

Palavi is of Tongan descent, attended St Paul's College and played for the Richmond Rovers and Point Chevalier Pirates.

He was then signed by the New Zealand Warriors and played in the National Youth Competition between 2010 and 2012. In 2011 he was part of the Junior Warriors side who won the grand final. That year he was named the club's NYC Player of the Year and also was named in the Junior Kiwis side.

In 2013 he played for the Auckland Vulcans in the New South Wales Cup and was named the Vulcan's Rookie of the Year.

He made the Warriors first grade squad in 2014 and was named to make his National Rugby League debut in round one.

In 2015 he became captain for the New Zealand Warriors New South Wales Cup side. On 27 September, he was named on the interchange bench in the 2015 New South Wales Cup Team of the Year.

He was released by the Warriors at the end of the 2016 season and joined the Limoux Grizzlies in the Elite One Championship.

Palavi signed with the Tweed Heads Seagulls for the 2019 season, and is on a train and trial contract with the Gold Coast Titans.


 

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