Jason Wehbe is a
Lebanese international rugby football
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Rugby football started at Rugby School in Rugby, Warwickshire, England, where the rules were first codified in 1845. Forms of football in which the ball ...
er who most recently played
rugby league
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for the
Hills District Bulls
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They have played in the Parramatta District since 1964. They field teams in all age groups in ...
. He plays as a and . He was selected to represent
Lebanon
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in the
2017 Rugby League World Cup
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Early career
He played for the
Parramatta Eels
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The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, and ...
in the
Under 20s featuring former Parramatta players
Junior Paulo and
Semi Radradra
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Rugby union
Wehbe played
rugby union
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for
Panasonic Wild Knights
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in Japan's
Top League
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References
External links
2017 RLWC profile
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1992 births
Living people
Wehbe Wehbe is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Charbel Wehbe (born 1953), Lebanese politician
* Charbel Wehbe (footballer) (born 2004), Dominican Republic footballer
*Haifa Wehbe
Haifa Mohammed Wehbe (, ; born 10 March 1976) is ...
Rugby league five-eighths
Saitama Wild Knights players
Australian rugby union players
Australian people of Lebanese descent
Australian rugby league players
Place of birth missing (living people)
Rugby union fly-halves
Australian expatriate rugby union players in Japan
Footballers who switched code
21st-century Australian sportsmen