Keaon Koloamatangi
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| Full name | Keaon Koloamatangi | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 May 1998 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 106 kg (16 st 10 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop, Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 24 April 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Keaon Koloamatangi (born 23 May 1998) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NRL.
Early life
Koloamatangi grew up in Canterbury-Bankstown territory idolising Sonny Bill Williams and Willie Mason but has been a South Sydney junior since he was a kid thanks to his dad Izzy. Keaon was a Mascot Jets junior & once said "Dad wanted me to play for Mascot because they always won! Instead of putting me in the Canterbury comp he wanted me in the Souths comp because he knew a lot of people, a lot of great players came from there."[2]
Playing career
2020
Koloamatangi made first grade debut in round 4 of the 2020 NRL season for South Sydney (first grade player number 1157)[3] against the Melbourne Storm.[4]
He made a total of 14 appearances in his first season as the club reached another preliminary final but were defeated by Penrith at ANZ Stadium.[5]
References
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ https://www.rabbitohs.com.au/news/2020/06/08/the-family-connection-souths-fans-can-thank-for-keaon/
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJEO6glaETg
- ^ "Round 4 NRL team lists". NRL.com. 2 June 2020.
- ^ "Penrith Panthers beat South Sydney Rabbitohs 20-16 to set up NRL grand final against Melbourne Storm". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.