Stargroth Amean

Stargroth Amean (born 1991) is a Papua New Guinean professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Port Moresby Vipers. He was unable to return to the UK citing family reasons to play for Barrow Raiders in 2020 but remained under contract.^[3] He was part of the PNG Hunters team in 2017 which won the Queensland Cup. Primarily playing as a fullback, Amean has represented the Papua New Guinean national team, most notably at the 2017 World Cup and the 2019 World Cup 9s.

Stargroth Amean

Personal information
Born	1991 (age 31–32) Wabag, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	90 kg (14 st 2 lb)
Playing information
Position	Fullback, Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2015–18 PNG Hunters 64 36 0 0 144 2019–20 Barrow Raiders 25 11 0 0 44 2020–Present Port Moresby Vipers 0 0 0 0 0 Total 89 47 0 0 188 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2016–19 Papua New Guinea 7 3 0 0 12 2019– Papua New Guinea 9s 2 1 0 0 4
Source: ^[1]^[2] As of 20 October 2019
Medals Men's rugby league nines Representing  Papua New Guinea Pacific Games 2015 Port Moresby Team

Stargroth's last match for PNG Hunters was on 1 April 2018 against Tweed Heads Seagulls in front of his home crowd in Port Moresby. Amean quit the Hunters to start his foundation year of the Bachelor of Science programme at the University of Papua New Guinea in 2018.

Early life

Amean was born in Wabag, Enga Province in Papua New Guinea. He played his junior rugby league for the Paga Panthers. He claims to be named after a Spanish actor.^[4]

Playing career

Amean was signed by the Hela Wigmen in PNG's domestic competition for the 2011 season. He joined the Port Moresby Vipers the following year, but injuries to both legs meant he couldn't take the field between late 2012 and mid-2014. His form with the Vipers saw him join the Hunters in the Queensland Cup.

In 2019 Amean signed for the Barrow Raiders playing mainly as a centre. Following the 2019 season Amean signed a 2 year contract extension with the Raiders, unfortunately due to personal circumstances he was unable to return and resigned with the Port Moresby Vipers.

^[5]

International caps

Cap	Date	Venue	Opponent	Competition	T	G	FG	Points
1	7 May 2016	Parramatta Stadium, Sydney	Fiji		0	0	0	0
2	6 May 2017	Leichhardt Oval, Sydney	Cook Islands		2	0	0	8
3	5 November 2017	PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby	Ireland	2017 World Cup	0	0	0	0
4	12 November 2017	PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby	United States	2017 World Cup	1	0	0	4
5	19 November 2017	Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne	England	2017 World Cup Q/Final	0	0	0	0

References

1. "Stargroth Amean". Rugby League Project.
2. "Stargroth Amean". QRL.com.au. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
3. "@BarrowRaiders" on Twitter
4. Kennedy, Chris (5 May 2016). "Hunter Stargroth's life dream becomes reality". NRL.com. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
5. Birchall, Steve (1 August 2017). "You Don't Know Me: Stargroth Amean". RLWC2017.com. Retrieved 6 November 2017.

External links

• 2017 RLWC profile