Tom Amone
Tom Amone is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Leigh Centurions in the Betfred Championship.
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| Full name | Taealoaloa Tom Amone | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 December 1996 Westmead, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 5 January 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
He previously played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs and Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League.
Background
Amone was born in Westmead, New South Wales, Australia. Amone is of Tongan descent.[2]
Playing career
Amone played for the Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles in the Intrust Super Premiership NSW for the 2018 season and gained the attention of South Sydney who signed him on a two-year deal beginning in 2019.[3]
Amone made his NRL debut in round 14 of the 2019 NRL season for South Sydney in their 19-18 loss to the Penrith Panthers.[4]
On 9 November 2020, Amone was released by South Sydney.[5]
Leigh Centurions
On 1 Dec 2021 it was reported that he had signed for Leigh Centurions in the RFL Championship[6]
References
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ Mandadakis, Andréa (27 February 2019). "'He's High Impact': Tom Amone". South Sydney Rabbitohs. from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "Rabbitohs sign Tom Amone until the end of 2020". www.nswrl.com.au.
- ^ "Round 14 NRL squad announcements". NRL.com. 11 June 2019.
- ^ "Green backflips on Bulldogs switch, Souths release seven". www.foxsports.com.au.
- ^ "Leigh sign prop from Wests Tigers". Love Rugby League. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
External Links
- South Sydney Rabbitohs profile