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Keith Lulia
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Full name	Keith Lulia
Born	17 June 1987 (age 37); Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
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Height	192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	99 kg (15 st 8 lb)
Position	Centre, Wing, Second-row
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Keith Lulia (born 17 June 1987) is a former Cook Islands international rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. He previously played for the Wests Tigers, the St. George Illawarra Dragons, the Newcastle Knights and the Bradford Bulls. He primarily played as a centre and as a wing, but could also fill in at second-row.

Background

Born in Wollongong, New South Wales descendant from the Cook Islands Pukapuka AKA Danger Island where both his parents are from. Lulia Was educated at Illawarra Sports High School. Lulia began his junior rugby league career at the Port Kembla Blacks.

Playing career

St. George Illawarra Dragons

Lulia made his NRL début for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in Round 1 of the 2007 NRL season against the newly admitted Gold Coast side. He scored a try on debut in a 20-18 victory.

Newcastle Knights

Brian Smith signed Lulia to be a part of the Newcastle Knights side of 2008. He played in 46 matches for the Newcastle outfit spanning from 2008 to 2011.

Bradford Bulls (Super League)

In June 2011, the Bradford Bulls announced that Lulia had signed a two-year contract with the Super League club.

In 2012, Lulia missed the all four pre-season games due to a biceps tear. He also missed the first 2 rounds. However he featured in 25 consecutive games from Round 3 against Wigan to Round 27 against the Catalans Dragons. He also featured in the Challenge Cup against Doncaster and Warrington.

Lulia played in the pre-season friendlies against Dewsbury and Leeds. Lulia featured in seven consecutive games from Round 1 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats to Round 7 Hull Kingston Rovers. He was injured for Round 8. He featured in Round 9 Leeds to Round 20 Warrington. He missed Round 21 due to the birth of his child. Lulia returned in Round 22 against Hull F.C. to Round 27 Huddersfield. Lulia also featured in the Challenge Cup against Rochdale and the London Broncos.

Wests Tigers

On 18 July 2013, Lulia signed a two-year deal with the Wests Tigers, starting in 2014. He appeared sporadically in first grade in 2014, covering for injured players Chris Lawrence, Tim Simona and David Nofoaluma.

In Round 19 of the 2014 NRL season, Lulia scored four tries against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, equaling the club record set by Kevin McGuinness and Marika Koroibete. His coach, Mick Potter, said, "that was a great performance from him. His finishing ability was just second to none. A couple of those tries he scored, not too many people can do that sort of stuff."^[4]

In August 2014, Lulia suffered a small vertebrae fracture to his neck and played no further football for the year.^[5] He made no first grade appearances in 2015 and was released at the end of the year.^[6]

Representative career

Lulia represented the Cook Islands and was part of their squad for the 2009 Pacific Cup.^[7] He was also part of the team that took part in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup that was held in England and Wales

References

^ Rugby League Project
^ NRL Stats
^ loverugbyleague
^ Chammas, Michael (20 July 2014). "Wests Tigers smash Canterbury Bulldogs as Keith Lulia equals four-try record". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
^ "Wests Tigers' Keith Lulia suffers broken neck as NRL injury list grows". ABC. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
^ "2016 NRL Transfers". Rugby League Week. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
^ Roosters gain international stripes Archived 17 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine sydneyroosters.com.au, 7 October 2009

External links

2011 Newcastle Knights profile

[1] Rugby League Project

[2] NRL Stats

[3] verugbyleague

[4] Chammas, Michael (20 July 2014). "Wests Tigers smash Canterbury Bulldogs as Keith Lulia equals four-try record". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. Retrieved 21 August 2014.

[5] "Wests Tigers' Keith Lulia suffers broken neck as NRL injury list grows". ABC. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.

[6] "2016 NRL Transfers". Rugby League Week. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.

[7] Roosters gain international stripes Archived 17 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine sydneyroosters.com.au, 7 October 2009

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+|updated        = 29 January 2019
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 [[File:Tonga v Cook Islands 2013 RLWC (4).jpg|thumb|Lulia (in the center) playing for Cook Islands in 2013 Rugby League World Cup game against Tonga]]
+'''Keith Lulia''' (born 17 June 1987) is a former [[Cook Islands national rugby league team|Cook Islands international]] [[rugby league]] footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. He previously played for the [[Wests Tigers]], the [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]], the [[Newcastle Knights]] and the [[Bradford Bulls]]. He primarily played as a {{rlp|ce}} and as a {{rlp|wg}}, but could also fill in at {{rlp|sr}}.
-'''Keith Lulia''' (born 17 June 1987) is an Australian professional [[rugby league]] footballer. He previously played for the [[Wests Tigers]], the [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]], the [[Newcastle Knights]] and the[[Bradford Bulls]]. He primarily plays {{rlp|ce}} and {{rlp|wg}}, but can also fill in at {{rlp|sr}}.
 ==Background==
+Born in [[Wollongong, New South Wales]] descendant from the Cook Islands Pukapuka AKA Danger Island where both his parents are from. Lulia Was educated at [[Illawarra Sports High School]].
-Keith Lulia was born in [[Wollongong]], Australia.
+Lulia began his junior rugby league career at the [[Port Kembla Blacks]].
 ==Playing career==
-===Early years===
-Lulia began his junior rugby league career at the [[Port Kembla Blacks]].
 ===St. George Illawarra Dragons===
-Lulia made his [[NRL]] début for the [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]] in Round 1 of 2007.
+Lulia made his [[NRL]] début for the [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]] in Round 1 of the [[2007 NRL season]] against the newly admitted [[Gold Coast Titans|Gold Coast]] side.  He scored a try on debut in a 20-18 victory.
 ===Newcastle Knights===
-[[Brian Smith (rugby league, born 1954)|Brian Smith]] signed Lulia to be a part of the new [[Newcastle Knights]] side of 2008. He played in 46 matches for the Knights spanning from 2008 to 2011.
+[[Brian Smith (rugby league, born 1954)|Brian Smith]] signed Lulia to be a part of the [[Newcastle Knights]] side of 2008. He played in 46 matches for the Newcastle outfit spanning from 2008 to 2011.
 ===Bradford Bulls (Super League)===
-In June 2011, the [[Bradford Bulls]] announced that Lulia had signed a 2-year contract with the [[Super League]] club.
+In June 2011, the [[Bradford Bulls]] announced that Lulia had signed a two-year contract with the [[Super League]] club.
-In 2012, Lulia missed the all four pre-season games due to a biceps tear. He also missed the first 2 rounds. However he featured in 25 consecutive games from Round 3 ([[Wigan Warriors]]) to Round 27 ([[Catalans Dragons]]). He also featured in the [[Challenge Cup]] against [[Doncaster R.L.F.C.|Doncaster]] and [[Warrington Wolves]]. Lulia scored against the [[Wakefield Trinity|Wakefield Trinity Wildcats]] (3 tries), the [[Hull Kingston Rovers]] (1 try), [[Hull F.C.]] (1 try), the[[Widnes Vikings]] (1 try), [[Doncaster R.L.F.C.|Doncaster]] (2 tries), the[[Warrington Wolves]] (1 try), the [[Castleford Tigers]] (1 try) and the [[Wigan Warriors]] (1 try).
+In 2012, Lulia missed the all four pre-season games due to a biceps tear. He also missed the first 2 rounds. However he featured in 25 consecutive games from Round 3 against Wigan to Round 27 against the [[Catalans Dragons]]. He also featured in the [[Challenge Cup]] against [[Doncaster R.L.F.C.|Doncaster]] and [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]].
-Lulia played in the pre-season friendlies against [[Dewsbury Rams]] and [[Leeds Rhinos]]. Lulia featured in seven consecutive games from Round 1 ([[Wakefield Trinity|Wakefield Trinity Wildcats]]) to Round 7 ([[Hull Kingston Rovers]]). He was injured for Round 8. He featured in Round 9 ([[Leeds Rhinos]]) to Round 20 ([[Warrington Wolves]]). He missed Round 21 due to the birth of his child. Keith returned in Round 22 ([[Hull F.C.]]) to Round 27 ([[Huddersfield Giants]]). Lulia also featured in the [[Challenge Cup]] against [[Rochdale Hornets]] and [[London Broncos]]. Keith scored against the [[Widnes Vikings]] (2 tries), the [[Hull Kingston Rovers]] (1 try), the [[Wakefield Trinity|Wakefield Trinity Wildcats]] (2 tries), the [[Catalans Dragons]] (2 tries), the [[London Broncos]] (1 try) and the [[Huddersfield Giants]] (3 tries).
+Lulia played in the pre-season friendlies against [[Dewsbury Rams|Dewsbury]] and [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]. Lulia featured in seven consecutive games from Round 1 [[Wakefield Trinity|Wakefield Trinity Wildcats]] to Round 7 [[Hull Kingston Rovers]]. He was injured for Round 8. He featured in Round 9 [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]] to Round 20 [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]]. He missed Round 21 due to the birth of his child. Lulia returned in Round 22 against [[Hull F.C.]] to Round 27 [[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]]. Lulia also featured in the [[Challenge Cup]] against [[Rochdale Hornets|Rochdale]] and the [[London Broncos]].
-==Wests Tigers==
+===Wests Tigers===
-On 18 July 2013, Lulia signed a 2-year deal with the [[Wests Tigers]], starting in 2014. He appeared sporadically in first grade in 2014, covering for injured players [[Chris Lawrence (rugby league)|Chris Lawrence]], [[Tim Simona]] and [[David Nofoaluma]].
+On 18 July 2013, Lulia signed a two-year deal with the [[Wests Tigers]], starting in 2014. He appeared sporadically in first grade in 2014, covering for injured players [[Chris Lawrence (rugby league)|Chris Lawrence]], [[Tim Simona]] and [[David Nofoaluma]].
 In Round 19 of the [[2014 NRL season]], Lulia scored four tries against the [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs]], equaling the club record set by [[Kevin McGuinness]] and [[Marika Koroibete]]. His coach, [[Mick Potter]], said, "that was a great performance from him. His finishing ability was just second to none. A couple of those tries he scored, not too many people can do that sort of stuff."<ref>{{cite news|work= Sydney Morning Herald|publisher = Fairfax|title=Wests Tigers smash Canterbury Bulldogs as Keith Lulia equals four-try record|first = Michael|last = Chammas|url=http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-match-report/wests-tigers-smash-canterbury-bulldogs-as-keith-lulia-equals-fourtry-record-20140720-zv1vd.html|accessdate=21 August 2014|date=20 July 2014}}</ref>
-In August 2014, Lulia suffered a small vertebrae fracture to his neck and played no further football for the year.<ref>{{cite news|work= ABC|title=Wests Tigers' Keith Lulia suffers broken neck as NRL injury list grows|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-18/tigers-lulia-suffers-broken-neck/5679560|accessdate=21 August 2014|date=18 August 2014}}</ref> He made no first grade appearances in 2015 and was released at the end of the year.<ref>{{cite web|work= Rugby League Week|title=2016 NRL Transfers|url=http://rugbyleagueweek.com.au/2016-nrl-transfers/}}</ref>
+In August 2014, Lulia suffered a small vertebrae fracture to his neck and played no further football for the year.<ref>{{cite news|work= ABC|title=Wests Tigers' Keith Lulia suffers broken neck as NRL injury list grows|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-18/tigers-lulia-suffers-broken-neck/5679560|accessdate=21 August 2014|date=18 August 2014}}</ref> He made no first grade appearances in 2015 and was released at the end of the year.<ref>{{cite web|work=Rugby League Week|title=2016 NRL Transfers|url=http://rugbyleagueweek.com.au/2016-nrl-transfers/|access-date=18 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222083502/http://rugbyleagueweek.com.au/2016-nrl-transfers/|archive-date=22 December 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 ==Representative career==
-Lulia has represented the [[Cook Islands national rugby league team|Cook Islands]] and was part of their squad for the [[2009 Pacific Cup]].<ref>[http://www.sydneyroosters.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=20651 Roosters gain international stripes] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217105258/http://www.sydneyroosters.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=20651 |date=17 February 2012 }} ''sydneyroosters.com.au'', 7 October 2009</ref>
+Lulia represented the [[Cook Islands national rugby league team|Cook Islands]] and was part of their squad for the [[2009 Pacific Cup]].<ref>[http://www.sydneyroosters.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=20651 Roosters gain international stripes] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217105258/http://www.sydneyroosters.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=20651 |date=17 February 2012 }} ''sydneyroosters.com.au'', 7 October 2009</ref>
 He was also part of the team that took part in the [[2013 Rugby League World Cup]] that was held in [[England]] and [[Wales]]
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