Sylvester Namo

Sylvester Namo (born 26 August 2000) is a Papua New Guinean professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop forward for the Castleford Tigers in the Super League.

Sylvester Namo

Personal information
Born	(2000-08-26) 26 August 2000 (age 23) Goroka, Papua New Guinea
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	110 kg (17 st 5 lb)
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2024– Castleford Tigers 1 0 0 0 0 2024(DR) → Newcastle Thunder 1 0 0 0 0 Total 2 0 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2022– Papua New Guinea 4 0 0 0 0 2022 PNG Prime Minister's XIII 1 0 0 0 0
Source: ^[1] As of 17 March 2024

He represents Papua New Guinea at international level and played at the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. He has previously played for the PNG Hunters and Townsville Blackhawks in the Queensland Cup. He has spent time on dual registration from Castleford at Newcastle Thunder in League 1.

Background

Born in Goroka, Papua New Guinea, Namo began playing rugby league for the KK Brothers Vikings in 2019 at Mt. Hagen where he was raised.^[2]

Playing career

Lae Snax Tigers

In 2020, Namo made his debut for the Lae Snax Tigers in the Digicel Cup, scoring a try in their Grand Final loss to the Hela Wigmen.^[3]

PNG Hunters

In 2021, Namo joined the PNG Hunters, playing 13 games for the club in the Queensland Cup. In 2022, he played 16 games, starting all 16 at prop.^[4]

North Queensland Cowboys

In November 2022, Namo joined the North Queensland Cowboys on a train and replacement contract for the 2023 season.^[5]

Castleford Tigers

On 1 October 2023, the Castleford Tigers announced the signing of Namo on a two-year deal from the 2024 Super League season.^[6]

International

On 25 June 2022, he made his international debut for Papua New Guinea in their 24-14 victory over Fiji in the 2022 Pacific Test.^[7] In October 2022, he represented Papua New Guinea at the 2021 Rugby League World Cup, playing three games.^[8]

References

1. Rugby League Project
2. "Double Debut for Namo". Post Courier. 8 February 2021.
3. "Tepend looking to recruit players from nines tourney". The National. 17 December 2020.
4. "Meet the PNG Kumuls Debutant - Sylvester Namo". PNG Haus Bung. 25 June 2022.
5. "Cowboys to trial Namo". The National. 21 November 2022.
6. "Namo is a Tiger". Castleford Tigers. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
7. "Papua New Guinea v Fiji". National Rugby League. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
8. "Five World Cup Stars Who Have Caught the Eye". Examiner Live. 25 October 2022.

External links

• PNG Hunters profile