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Lehi Hopoate
Lehi Hopoate (born 26 January 2005) is a Tonga international rugby league footballer who plays as a er or for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League. Background Hopoate is of Tongan descent through his father John Hopoate who was an Australian, Tongan, and New South Wales State of Origin representative. His older brothers William Hopoate, Jamil Hopoate, and Albert Hopoate also played rugby league professionally. Hopoate attended St Augustine's College at Brookvale and played his junior rugby league for the Beacon Hill Bears, before being signed by the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles. Playing career Early years Hopoate rose through the grades at the Manly Sea Eagles, playing for their Harold Matthews Cup and S. G. Ball Cup sides, also appearing for the New South Wales under-16s side in 2021. 2024 Hopoate made his first grade debut at fullback in place of the injured Tom Trbojevic in his side's 26–20 victory over the Melbourne Storm at Brookvale Ova ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manly, New South Wales
Manly is a beach-side suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is north-east of the Sydney central business district and is currently one of the three administrative centres of the Local government in Australia, local government area of Northern Beaches Council. Manly has a long-standing reputation as a Tourism, tourist destination, owing to its attractive setting on the Pacific Ocean and easy accessibility by Sydney Ferries, ferry. History Manly was named by Arthur Phillip, Captain Arthur Phillip for the Australian aborigine, Indigenous people living there, stating that "their confidence and manly behaviour made me give the name of Manly Cove to this place". These men were of the Kay-ye-my clan (of the Dharug-speaking Gayemaygal people). While scouting for fresh water in the area, Phillip encountered members of the clan, and after a kidnapping he was speared in the shoulder by one of the clan as a punishment ritual; the progressively-minded P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beacon Hill Bears
The Manly-Warringah District Junior Rugby League (MWDJRL) and North Sydney District Junior Rugby League (NSDJRL) is an amateur rugby league competition for senior and junior rugby league clubs in Sydney's Northern Suburbs. History All District clubs See also * Balmain District Junior Rugby League * Cronulla-Sutherland District Rugby Football League * Parramatta Junior Rugby League * Penrith District Rugby League * South Sydney District Junior Rugby Football League * Sydney Roosters Juniors * Rugby League Competitions in Australia This is a list of rugby league competitions in Australia with their respective premiers. This list contains only the first-grade tier for professional competitions as well as country and statewide semi-professional youth competitions. Domestic ... References External linksManly Warringah District Junior Rugby League [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suncorp Stadium
Brisbane Stadium (Lang Park), currently known as Suncorp Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium in the suburb of Milton, Queensland, Milton, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Nicknamed The Cauldron, it is a three-tiered rectangular sporting stadium with a capacity of 52,500. The traditional home of rugby league in Brisbane, the modern stadium is also now used for rugby union and Association football, soccer and has a rectangular Pitch (sports field), playing field of . The stadium's major tenants are the Brisbane Broncos, the Dolphins (NRL), Dolphins, the Brisbane Roar FC, Brisbane Roar, the Queensland rugby league team, Queensland Maroons and the Queensland Reds. Lang Park was established in 1914, on the site of the former North Brisbane Burial Ground, North Brisbane Cemetery; in its early days it was home to a number of different sports, including cycling, athletics and soccer. The lease of the park was taken over by the Brisbane Rugby League premiership, B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Kangaroos
The Australian national rugby league team, the Kangaroos, have represented Australia in senior men's rugby league football competitions since the establishment of the game in Australia in 1908. Administered by the Australian Rugby League Commission, the Kangaroos are ranked first in the IRL Men's World Rankings. The team is the most successful in Rugby League World Cup history, having won the competition 12 times, and contested 15 of the 16 finals, only failing to reach the final in the 1954 inaugural tournament. Only five nations (along with NZ Maori) have beaten Australia in test matches, and Australia has an overall win percentage of 69%. Dating back to 1908, Australia is the fourth oldest national side after England, New Zealand and Wales. The team was first assembled in 1908 for a tour of Great Britain. The majority of the Kangaroos' games since then have been played against Great Britain and New Zealand. In the first half of the 20th century, Australia's international ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Rugby League Pacific Championships
The 2024 Rugby League Pacific Championships are the third edition of the Rugby League Pacific Championships and the second under their current name (having previously been called the Oceania Cup in 2019). The championships consist of several international rugby league tournaments being played from October to November 2024 between nations of the Pacific region. The competition format has been confirmed as Pacific Cup and Pacific Bowl competitions for both genders, with teams being divided in each case between higher-ranked and lower-ranked sides. The Asia-Pacific qualification tournament for the 2026 Women's Rugby League World Cup are being integrated into the 2024 Pacific Championships as the Women's Pacific Bowl competition. Background The August 2023 announcement of the Pacific Rugby League Championships, by the NRL and Australian Government, indicated that Fiji and Australia would co-host the tournament in 2024. In May 2024, Fiji National Rugby League chief executive D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taniela Paseka
Taniela Paseka (born 8 October 1997) is a Tonga international rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League (NRL). Background Paseka was born in Ōtāhuhu, New Zealand and is of Tongan descent. Although born in New Zealand, Paseka has chosen to play rugby league for Tonga at international level. He played his junior rugby league for All Saints Liverpool junior and attended Patrician Brothers' College, Fairfield and Mount Carmel Catholic College. Playing career Early career Paseka played in the Under 20s for the Wests Tigers before joining Manly for the 2018 season, he also appeared in a Musashi ad. 2018 In round 6 of the 2018 NRL season, Paseka made his Manly début in the National Rugby League against the Wests Tigers. Paseka played a total of 13 games for Manly in 2018 as the club endured one of their worst seasons on the field finishing 15th on the table and narrowly avoiding the wooden spoon. 2019 Paseka made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haumole Olakau'atu
Haumole Olakau'atu (born 1 October 1998) is a Tonga national rugby league team, Tonga international rugby league footballer who plays as a forward for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League (NRL). Background Olakau'atu was born in Guildford, New South Wales, Australia, and is of Tongan descent. Olakau'atu played junior rugby league with Berala Bears and Wentworthville Magpies. He later tried out for the Parramatta Eels, Parramatta SG Ball and Harold Matthews sides but was unsuccessful. Olakau'atu then was signed by Manly and played for the club in their 2017 Holden Cup premiership winning side against Parramatta. Playing career 2019 Olakau'atu made his National Rugby League, NRL debut for Manly against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in week 1 of the finals of the 2019 NRL season. Olakau'atu was kept in the Manly team for the following week against South Sydney Rabbitohs, South Sydney in which Manly lost 34-26 in the elimination semi-final at ANZ Stadium. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toluta'u Koula (rugby League)
Tolutau Koula (born 2 September 2002) is a Tonga international rugby league footballer who plays as a and for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League. Background Koula's parents represented Tonga at multiple Olympic Games. His father, Tolutau Koula Sr, was a sprinter and his mother, Ana Siulolo Liku, was a hurdler. Koula Jr set the GPS sprint record in 2019 at 10.58 seconds (his father's fastest 100 metre time was a 10.56). He graduated from Newington College in 2020, where he was the Athletics Captain Playing career 2022 Koula made his debut in round 1 of the 2022 NRL season for Manly-Warringah in a 28–6 loss to Penrith. Following this, he was announced as a member of the Tongan national rugby league team, where he will start at fullback against New Zealand on June 25. Koula played 20 games for Manly in the 2022 NRL season as the club finished 11th on the table and missed out on the finals. He was one of seven players involved in the Manly pride ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Arthurson
Kenneth Richard "Arko" Arthurson AM (born 1 October 1929) is an Australian rugby league football identity. Affectionately known as "The Godfather of Manly", he played, coached and was later an administrator at the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles club in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership. Later he ran the NSWRL, and then the Australian Rugby League during the 1990s' Super League war, resigning in 1997 as part of the peace process for creating the unified National Rugby League. Background Born in the Sydney suburb of Glebe, Ken Arthurson became a rugby league footballer through the Freshwater Surf Club, playing in their 1945 D-Grade premiership win alongside another future Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles legend, and the club's first home-grown Australian international, Roy Bull. Playing career Ken Arthurson made his first grade debut in the 1950 NSWRFL season for the three-year-old Manly-Warringah club under the coaching of former Kangaroo tourist and Australian test capta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 NRL Season
The 2024 NRL season was the 117th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 27th season run by the National Rugby League (NRL). The season consisted of 27 competition rounds, followed by a finals series contested by the top eight teams on the competition ladder. The Melbourne Storm were the Minor Premiers, and the Penrith Panthers took their fourth Premiership in a row, and sixth overall. The season recorded the highest aggregate and average regular season crowds in first-grade rugby league history. Teams The lineup of teams in the league remained unchanged after the admission of the Dolphins (NRL), Dolphins into the competition in the previous season, with seventeen participating in the regular season: ten from New South Wales, four from Queensland and one from each of Victoria (state), Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory and New Zealand. Pre-season Trials ''Italics'' indicates a non-NRL club All Stars match Pre-season Challenge The 16-game Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brookvale Oval
Brookvale Oval, currently known as 4 Pines Park for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium in the suburb of Brookvale, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The ground is owned by Northern Beaches Council and is primarily used by the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League, with a capacity of 18,000. By the end of the 2023 season, Brookvale had hosted 720 first grade premiership games. History In the late nineteenth century, the suburb of Brookvale was known as Greendale. The name Brookvale was later adopted as that was the name of the home built by the original grantee of the land, William Francis Parker. It was in this area that Dan Farrell built his stone house called "Inverness" which was later to become Manly Leagues Club. The area known as Lot 47 A (Land Titles Office Vol. 1524 Fol. 122) was sold to Jane Malcolm in April 1907. Land title records suggest that between 1907 and 1911, Malcolm carried out a subdivision of Lot 47A into four blocks. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melbourne Storm
The Melbourne Storm is a rugby league football club based in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia that participates in the National Rugby League (NRL). The club plays its home games at AAMI Park, and wears a purple and navy blue jersey with gold and white trim. The first fully professional rugby league team in the state, it debuted in 1997 during the Super League war. Following Super League's collapse, the team became part of the newly formed, united competition. They have won four premierships since their inception, in 1999 NRL Grand Final, 1999, 2012 NRL Grand Final, 2012, 2017 NRL Grand Final, 2017 and 2020 NRL Grand Final, 2020, and have contested several more grand finals. They won the 2007 NRL Grand Final, 2007 and 2009 NRL Grand Final, 2009 grand finals, but were stripped of those premierships following Melbourne Storm salary cap breach, salary cap breaches. They also competed in the NRL's National Youth Competition (rugby league), Under-20s competition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
