Jordan Rapana
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Rapana playing for the Mount Pritchard Mounties in 2013. | ||||||
Personal information | ||||||
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Born | Wellington, New Zealand |
15 August 1989 |||||
Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||
Weight | 98 kg (15 st 6 lb) | |||||
Playing information | ||||||
Position | Wing, Fullback | |||||
Club | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
2008 | Gold Coast Titans | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
2014– | Canberra Raiders | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
Total | 27 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 56 | |
Representative | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
2008 | New Zealand Māori | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2013–15 | Cook Islands | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
As of 11 October 2015 | ||||||
Source: [1] |
Jordan Rapana (born 15 August 1989) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League. He plays at wing and fullback and previously played for the Gold Coast Titans.
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Background
Born in Wellington, New Zealand, Rapana is of Cook Islander and Māori descent and moved to the Gold Coast, Queensland as a 10-year-old, playing his junior football for the Tugun Seahawks, before being signed by the Gold Coast Titans. He attended Palm Beach Currumbin State High School.
Playing career
2008
In 2008, Rapana played for the Gold Coast Titans' NYC team.[2] In Round 18 of the 2008 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Titans against the Sydney Roosters.[3] At the end of 2008, he was named on the interchange bench in the 2008 NYC Team of the Year and played for the New Zealand Māori rugby league team.
2009
In 2009, Rapana left the NRL for a two-year Mormon mission.[4]
2011
In June, Rapana signed a contract with Super Rugby team, Western Force, starting in 2012.[5][6]
2013
In 2013, Rapana moved to Canberra to play for the Queanbeyan Blues in the TTM Canberra Raiders Cup and also to train with the Brumbies in the hope of gaining a contract.[4][7] On 24 June, he signed a 2-year contract with the Canberra Raiders effective immediately.[7] At the end of 2013, he played for the Cook Islands in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.
2014
On 7 August, Rapana re-signed with the Raiders on a 1-year contract.[8] In Round 22 of the 2014 NRL season, he made his debut for the Raiders against the Parramatta Eels,[9] his first NRL game since 2008.
2015
On 8 May, Rapana re-signed with the Raiders on a 2-year contract.[10] On 17 October, he played for the Cook Islands in their Asia-Pacific Qualifier match against Tonga for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.
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External links
- 2015 Canberra Raiders profile
- Rapana, Walker answer Titans' SOS call
- Rapana to answer Titans' prayers
- Rapana becomes youngest Titan
- RLeague.com profile
- Titans flyer leaves on a mission
- Western Force Profile
- ↑ Jordan Rapana rugbyleagueproject.org
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- Western Force players
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