John Palavi

John Palavi

Palavi playing for the Warriors in 2014.
Personal information
Born	31 July 1992 Auckland, New Zealand
Height	189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	100 kg (15 st 10 lb)
Playing information
Position	Lock, Second-row
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2014–	New Zealand Warriors	3	0	0	0	0
Source: [1]

John Palavi is a rugby league player of Tongan descent^[2] who currently plays professionally for the New Zealand Warriors.

Playing career

Palavi attended St Paul's College and played for the Richmond Rovers and Point Chevalier Pirates.

He was then signed by the New Zealand Warriors and played in the National Youth Competition between 2010 and 2012. In 2011 he was part of the Junior Warriors side who won the grand final. That year he was named the club's NYC Player of the Year^[3] and also was named in the Junior Kiwis side.^[4]

In 2013 he played for the Auckland Vulcans in the New South Wales Cup and was named the Vulcan's Rookie of the Year.^[5]

He made the Warriors first grade squad in 2014 and was named to make his National Rugby League debut in round one.^[6]

In 2015 he became captain for the New Zealand Warriors New South Wales Cup side. On 27 September, he was named on the interchange bench in the 2015 New South Wales Cup Team of the Year.^[7]

References

1. "John Palavi - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
2. "Tonga name 58-man squad for Cook Islands qualifier". theroar.com.au. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
3. "Afoa club’s NYC player of the year". 10 September 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
4. "League: Junior Kiwis dominated by NYC grand finalist". NZ Herald. 6 October 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
5. "Matagi takes top honours at ARL awards". 15 August 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
6. "NRL: Palavi earns Warriors start". NZ Herald. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
7. "2015 VB NSW Cup Team of the Year". NSWRL. Retrieved 2015-09-27.