Zev John

Zev John (born 14 June 1998) is a Papua New Guinean professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop forward for the Central Queensland Capras in the Queensland Cup and Papua New Guinea at international level.

Zev John

Personal information
Full name	Zev John
Born	(1998-06-14) 14 June 1998 (age 25) Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	94 kg (14 st 11 lb)
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2019 Redcliffe Dolphins 3 0 0 0 0 2022– Central Queensland Capras 36 2 0 0 8 Total 39 2 0 0 8 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2019– Papua New Guinea 1 0 0 0 0 2022 PNG Prime Minister's XIII 1 0 0 0 0
Source: ^[1] As of 10 November 2023

Early life

John was born in Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea^{[citation needed]} and moved to Australia in 2015. He played junior rugby league for Altona Roosters and then graduated into the Victoria under 20’s in 2017. He was part of the Melbourne Storm development squad from 2016-18.^{[citation needed]}

Career

John then made his Queensland Intrust Cup debut for Redcliffe Dolphins. He made his international debut for Papua New Guinea in their 24-6 defeat by Samoa in the 2019 Oceania Cup.^[2][3] John joined the Mackay Cutters for the 2020 season.^[4]

References

1. "Zev John". 16 June 2019.
2. "Samoa vs Papua New Guinea". Wide World of Sports. 22 June 2019.
3. "Young gun Coates named in Kumuls squad". QRL.com. 16 June 2019.
4. Tambua, Parker (9 December 2019). "Mackay Cutters sign John". National (PNG).

External links

• Redcliffe Dolphins profile
• Tweed Heads Seagulls profile