Isaac Lumelume
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| Full name | Rusiate Isaac Lumelume | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 April 1998 Auburn, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 98 kg (15 st 6 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 8 July 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rusiate Isaac Lumelume (born 16 April 1998) is a Fiji international rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Early life[edit]
Lumelume played his junior football for Berala Bears and was educated at Bass High School, Bass Hill. While attending school he represented the New South Wales Under-18 side in 2016 and in 2017 he represented the Under-20 side.[citation needed]
Career[edit]
2019[edit]
Lumelume made his international debut for Fiji in their 56–14 victory vs Lebanon in the 2019 Pacific Test.[2][3]
Following his test match performance, he was granted an immediate release from the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks to take up a mid season transfer to the Melbourne Storm.
Lumelume played his second test for Fiji Bati against Toa Samoa in October.
2020[edit]
In Round 16 of the 2020 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for Melbourne against Manly-Warringah at Sunshine Coast Stadium. He had his Melbourne jersey (cap number 205) presented to him by Melbourne Storm team mate Suliasi Vunivalu.[citation needed]
2021[edit]
Lumelume played three matches for Melbourne in the 2021 NRL season. In November, he was released by Melbourne and joined Canterbury.[4]
2022[edit]
Lumelume made no appearances for Canterbury in the 2022 NRL season. Lumelume instead featured for the clubs NSW Cup team and played in their grand final loss to Penrith.[5]
2023[edit]
On 10 January, it was announced that Lumelume had signed a train and trial contract with Canterbury's arch-rivals Parramatta ahead of the 2023 NRL season.[6] He made his club debut for Parramatta in round 1 of the 2023 NRL season against his former side Melbourne. Parramatta would lose 16-12 in golden point extra-time.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "Fiji vs Lebanon". Wide World of Sports. 22 June 2019.
- ^ "Bukuya and Lumelume to represent Fiji". Sharks.com.au. 17 June 2019.
- ^ "Cowboys gun on rival's radar; Ex-Storm flyer lands at new home: NRL Transfer Whispers". www.foxsports.com.au.
- ^ "NSW Cup Grand Final 2022". www.nswrl.com.
- ^ "Fijian winger Isaac Lumelume to return to NRL with Parramatta Eels". wwos.nine.com.au.
- ^ "Melbourne Storm beat Parramatta Eels in golden point: NRL 2023 season opener – as it happened". www.theguardian.com.