Kylie LEULUAI [
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Thu August 25, 2011
Source: www.therhinos.co.ukThe Carnegie Challenge Cup Final is always a fiercely passionate encounter however for one set of supporters at Wembley on Saturday a draw might be the best result.
Leeds Rhinos prop Kylie Leuluai will come up against his younger cousin Thomas, the Wigan scrum half, with family flying in from Down Under to support both including Thomas' father James who scored two tries for Hull in their 1985 loss to Wigan.
Big meetings between the two Leuluais have been common in recent times with Leeds and Wigan clashing in the earlier rounds of the Cup and Play Offs on an annual basis but Saturday's game will have more on the line than ever.
Leeds' Kylie is seven years the senior of Wigan's Thomas but the pair are very close having grown up together in the same house for a large proportion of their childhood. Kylie has announced that next season will be the last of his professional career so time is running out for a Wembley win for the prop.
"I used to live at my grandma's house in Auckland and then Thomas and his family came to live with us. It was the family homestead where our dads had both grown up and it was great that we all lived together.
"Thomas was the cheeky, little one and I used to have to give him the odd slap to keep him in place," joked Kylie. "We used to play rugby in the street in front of the house, so I suppose we have come along way from 8 McLean Avenue to playing against each other in front of a packed Wembley Stadium."
Kylie knew his cousin was destined for big things even from those early days back in New Zealand. "You could tell he was going to make it from when he was 8. He had all the skills even back then playing in the street. His dad used to coach a club called Mount Wellington, where I played and also where Clinton Toopi came from. Even though he was much younger he used to come down and join in the drills, he had heaps of skill and was able to do everything the senior guys could do with the ball."
Having grown up in Auckland, Kylie moved to Australia to begin his professional career when he joined up with Balmain Tigers. Young Thomas followed his cousin's career in the NRL and soon followed him in to the professional ranks. Then in 2005 Thomas decided to try his hand over in the UK and joined up with London Broncos.
"I spoke to Thomas before I decided to join Leeds and he certainly was one of those people who encouraged me to come over here and test myself in Super League. It was important for me to have family over here that I could stay in touch with," added the Rhinos prop.
Thu June 30, 2011
Source: www.therhinos.co.ukSamoan international Kylie Leuluai has confirmed that he will retire from the game at the end of the 2012 Super League season after agreeing a new one year contract with the Rhinos.
The giant prop has been in outstanding form for the Rhinos this season despite the challenges that his team have faced and he has now agreed a twelve month extension to his current contract.
However, the prop says that next season, his 13th as a professional, will be his last. He commented, "I am very pleased to be signing for another year as I never considered playing for any other club. Having been here for five years, Leeds has been a wonderful part of mine and my families lives. I have enjoyed my rugby this season but there are still things I want to achieve here with the Rhinos. At 33, I know there are some people who will question whether I can continue to produce my best but if I did not believe I could still make a massive contribution to the club then I would not have signed. Next year will definitely be my last year as I have other interests I am looking to pursue after rugby however I want to go out on a high with a big eighteen months ahead of us."
Commenting on the announcement Head Coach Brian McDermott said, "Kylie deserves this new deal because of what he has done constantly throughout this season. This is not based on what he has done in the past but on what he is doing right now. He is the ultimate professional who knows how to look after his body and lives the right lifestyle which means his age is not a barrier to him being successful on the field. He is tough and a formidable player within our game."
Leuluai joined the Rhinos in 2007 from Manly Sea Eagles and has made 140 appearances for the club including featuring in all three Grand Finals between 2007 and 2009. He made his first grade debut in Australia back in July 1999 for Balmain and has subsequently played for Wests Tigers, Sydney Roosters and Parramatta.
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 2012 Stobart Super League
Leeds Rhinos
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2011 International Origin
Exiles
1 games; [View] International Origin [10 Jun 11] W 16-12 v England (A). [BE]
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2011 engage English Super League
Leeds Rhinos
22 games; 3 tries, 12 points.
[View] Round 1 [13 Feb 11] W 32-28 v Bradford. [PR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 2 [18 Feb 11] W 32-18 v Hull FC (A). [PR]
[View] Round 3 [25 Feb 11] L 26-36 v Harlequins (H). [PR]
[View] Round 7 [27 Mar 11] W 28-6 v Wakefield (A). [PR]
[View] Round 8 [01 Apr 11] D 22-22 v Wigan (H). [PR]
[View] Round 10 [15 Apr 11] L 6-38 v Huddersfield (H). [PR]
[View] Round 11 [21 Apr 11] W 30-22 v Bradford (A). [PR]
[View] Round 12 [25 Apr 11] W 34-16 v Crusaders (H). [PR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 13 [29 Apr 11] W 48-6 v Castleford (A). [PR]
[View] Round 14 [13 May 11] W 30-6 v Catalans (H). [PR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 15 [27 May 11] L 6-42 v Warrington (H). [PR]
[View] Round 16 [03 Jun 11] L 16-42 v St Helens (A). [PR]
[View] Round 17 [12 Jun 11] W 44-14 v Hull KR (H). [BE]
[View] Round 18 [17 Jun 11] W 12-7 v Crusaders (A). [PR]
[View] Round 19 [24 Jun 11] L 12-18 v Bradford (H). [PR]
[View] Round 20 [01 Jul 11] L 24-26 v Wigan (A). [PR]
[View] Round 21 [10 Jul 11] L 18-38 v Catalans (A). [PR]
[View] Round 23 [29 Jul 11] W 30-22 v Salford City (A). [BE]
[View] Round 24 [12 Aug 11] W 56-0 v Castleford (H). [PR]
[View] Round 25 [20 Aug 11] L 22-32 v Harlequins (A). [PR]
[View] Round 26 [02 Sep 11] W 64-20 v Wakefield (H). [PR]
[View] Round 27 [11 Sep 11] W 31-24 v Huddersfield (A). [PR]
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2010 World Club Challenge
Leeds Rhinos
1 games; [View] WCC [28 Feb 10] L 10-18 v Storm (H). [PR]
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2010 engage English Super League
Leeds Rhinos
23 games; [View] Round 2 [14 Feb 10] L 18-28 v Wakefield (A). [PR]
[View] Round 3 [19 Feb 10] W 22-10 v Salford City (H). [PR]
[View] Round 4 [29 Jan 10] W 34-6 v Crusaders (A). [PR]
[View] Round 5 [05 Mar 10] W 62-4 v Harlequins (H). [BE]
[View] Round 6 [14 Mar 10] L 20-26 v Huddersfield (A). [PR]
[View] Round 7 [19 Mar 10] L 10-17 v Hull KR (H). [PR]
[View] Round 9 [01 Apr 10] D 20-20 v Bradford (H). [PR]
[View] Round 10 [05 Apr 10] W 34-24 v Les Catalans (A). [PR]
[View] Round 11 [11 Apr 10] W 46-30 v Hull FC (H). [PR]
[View] Round 12 [24 Apr 10] L 20-41 v St Helens (A). [PR]
[View] Round 14 [14 May 10] W 26-16 v Warrington (H). [PR]
[View] Round 15 [23 May 10] W 26-12 v Bradford (A). [PR]
[View] Round 16 [04 Jun 10] W 28-22 v Wakefield (H). [PR]
[View] Round 17 [12 Jun 10] W 42-22 v Harlequins (A). [PR]
[View] Round 18 [20 Jun 10] L 26-32 v Crusaders (H). [PR]
[View] Round 22 [16 Jul 10] W 21-20 v Huddersfield (H). [PR]
[View] Round 23 [25 Jul 10] W 31-22 v Salford City (A). [PR]
[View] Round 24 [30 Jul 10] L 12-26 v Wigan (H). [PR]
[View] Round 25 [13 Aug 10] W 38-6 v Castleford (A). [PR]
[View] Round 26 [20 Aug 10] W 52-6 v Catalans (H). [PR]
[View] Round 27 [04 Sep 10] W 18-14 v Hull FC (A). [PR]
[View] Finals Week 1 [12 Sep 10] W 27-26 v Wigan (A). [PR]
[View] Finals Week 3 [25 Sep 10] L 6-26 v Wigan (H). [PR]
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2009 engage English Super League
Leeds Rhinos
29 games; 3 tries, 12 points.
[View] Round 1 [13 Feb 09] W 18-4 v Wakefield (H). [PR]
[View] Round 2 [20 Feb 09] W 19-10 v Hull KR (A). [PR]
[View] Round 3 [06 Feb 09] W 28-6 v Celtic (H). [PR]
[View] Round 4 [08 Mar 09] W 20-14 v Warrington (A). [BE]
[View] Round 5 [13 Mar 09] W 34-10 v Wigan (H). [PR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 6 [20 Mar 09] L 18-26 v St Helens (A). [PR]
[View] Round 7 [27 Mar 09] W 42-14 v Les Catalans (H). [PR]
[View] Round 8 [10 Apr 09] L 6-10 v Bradford (A). [PR]
[View] Round 9 [13 Apr 09] L 20-30 v Salford City (H). [BE]
[View] Round 11 [24 Apr 09] L 4-21 v Harlequins (H). [PR]
[View] Round 12 [03 May 09] W 36-16 v Les Catalans. [PR]
[View] Round 13 [15 May 09] W 24-22 v Castleford (A). [PR]
[View] Round 14 [26 May 09] W 46-16 v Hull FC (H). [PR]
[View] Round 15 [06 Jun 09] L 30-32 v Les Catalans (A). [PR]
[View] Round 16 [14 Jun 09] W 20-12 v Huddersfield (H). [PR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 17 [20 Jun 09] W 48-14 v Harlequins (A). [PR]
[View] Round 18 [26 Jun 09] W 33-20 v Bradford (H). [PR]
[View] Round 19 [04 Jul 09] W 43-30 v Hull FC (A). [PR]
[View] Round 20 [10 Jul 09] W 32-30 v Wakefield (A). [PR]
[View] Round 21 [17 Jul 09] W 24-14 v Hull KR (H). [PR]
[View] Round 22 [24 Jul 09] L 10-28 v Wigan (A). [PR]
[View] Round 23 [01 Aug 09] W 24-22 v Warrington (H). [PR]
[View] Round 24 [14 Aug 09] W 76-12 v Castleford (H). [PR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 25 [22 Aug 09] W 68-0 v Celtic (A). [PR]
[View] Round 26 [04 Sep 09] W 18-10 v St Helens (H). [PR]
[View] Round 27 [11 Sep 09] W 30-24 v Salford City (A). [PR]
[View] Finals Week 1 [18 Sep 09] W 44-8 v Hull KR (H). [PR]
[View] Finals Week 3 [02 Oct 09] W 27-20 v Catalans (H). [PR]
[View] Grand Final [10 Oct 09] W 18-10 v St Helens. [PR]
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2008 World Cup
Samoa
2 games; [View] Pool C [31 Oct 08] W 20-12 v Tonga. [PR]
[View] Ranking Games [09 Nov 08] W 42-10 v France. [PR]
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2008 World Club Challenge
Leeds Rhinos
1 games; [View] WCC [29 Feb 08] W 11-4 v Storm (H). [PR]
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2008 engage English Super League
Leeds Rhinos
27 games; 6 tries, 24 points.
[View] Round 1 [10 Feb 08] W 30-10 v Huddersfield (A). [PR]
[View] Round 3 [22 Feb 08] W 34-6 v Les Catalans (H). [PR]
[View] Round 4 [02 Feb 08] W 20-12 v Hull KR (H). [PR]
[View] Round 5 [07 Mar 08] L 20-38 v Castleford (A). [PR]
[View] Round 6 [14 Mar 08] W 48-0 v Harlequins (H). [PR]
[View] Round 7 [20 Mar 08] W 44-2 v Bradford (H). [PR]
[View] Round 9 [28 Mar 08] W 14-10 v St Helens (A). [PR]
[View] Round 10 [05 Apr 08] L 10-14 v Wigan (H). [PR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 11 [11 Apr 08] W 32-12 v Warrington (H). [PR]
[View] Round 12 [25 Apr 08] W 36-22 v Hull KR (A). [PR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 13 [03 May 08] W 40-26 v Bradford. [PR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 14 [16 May 08] W 58-12 v Wakefield (H). [PR]
[View] Round 15 [23 May 08] W 30-14 v Bradford (A). [PR]
[View] Round 16 [06 Jun 08] W 38-22 v Hull FC (H). [PR]
[View] Round 17 [14 Jun 08] L 24-28 v Harlequins (A). [PR]
[View] Round 18 [20 Jun 08] L 12-26 v St Helens (H). [PR]
[View] Round 19 [28 Jun 08] W 18-12 v Castleford (H). [PR]
[View] Round 20 [04 Jul 08] L 22-23 v Wigan (A). [PR]
[View] Round 21 [11 Jul 08] W 46-8 v Huddersfield (H). [PR]
[View] Round 22 [19 Jul 08] W 37-24 v Les Catalans (A). [PR]
[View] Round 23 [02 Aug 08] L 12-22 v Warrington (A). [PR] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 24 [08 Aug 08] W 28-18 v Bradford (H). [PR]
[View] Round 25 [15 Aug 08] W 54-12 v Castleford (H). [PR]
[View] Round 26 [22 Aug 08] W 52-16 v Wigan (A). [PR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Finals Week 2 [19 Sep 08] L 10-38 v St Helens (A). [PR]
[View] Finals Week 3 [26 Sep 08] W 18-14 v Wigan (H). [PR]
[View] Grand Final [04 Oct 08] W 24-16 v St Helens. [PR]
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2007 engage English Super League
Leeds Rhinos
29 games; 1 tries, 4 points.
[View] Round 1 [11 Feb 07] W 30-26 v Salford City (A). [PR]
[View] Round 2 [16 Feb 07] W 18-4 v Hull FC (H). [PR]
[View] Round 3 [24 Feb 07] L 22-30 v Les Catalans (A). [PR]
[View] Round 4 [04 Mar 07] W 16-12 v Huddersfield (H). [BE]
[View] Round 5 [10 Mar 07] L 20-22 v Hull KR (A). [BE]
[View] Round 6 [16 Mar 07] W 32-26 v Wakefield (A). [BE]
[View] Round 8 [05 Apr 07] W 18-14 v Bradford (A). [BE]
[View] Round 9 [10 Apr 07] L 18-20 v Wigan (H). [BE]
[View] Round 10 [15 Apr 07] W 52-10 v Warrington (A). [BE]
[View] Round 11 [21 Apr 07] W 38-19 v St Helens (H). [BE]
[View] Round 12 [27 Apr 07] W 54-8 v Les Catalans (H). [BE]
[View] Round 13 [06 May 07] W 42-38 v Bradford. [PR]
[View] Round 14 [20 May 07] L 12-16 v Hull FC (A). [BE]
[View] Round 15 [27 May 07] W 18-10 v Hull KR (A). [BE]
[View] Round 16 [01 Jun 07] W 42-26 v Warrington (H). [BE]
[View] Round 17 [17 Jun 07] W 25-12 v Huddersfield (A). [BE]
[View] Round 18 [29 Jun 07] L 14-38 v Bradford (H). [BE]
[View] Round 19 [06 Jul 07] W 22-10 v St Helens (A). [BE]
[View] Round 20 [12 Jul 07] L 2-18 v Wigan (A). [BE]
[View] Round 21 [20 Jul 07] L 16-23 v Wakefield (H). [BE]
[View] Round 22 [05 Aug 07] W 54-20 v Harlequins (A). [PR]
[View] Round 23 [10 Aug 07] W 52-14 v Salford City (H). [PR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 24 [17 Aug 07] W 34-18 v Hull KR (H). [PR]
[View] Round 25 [02 Sep 07] D 16-16 v Bradford (A). [BE]
[View] Round 26 [07 Sep 07] L 6-17 v Hull FC (H). [BE]
[View] Round 27 [14 Sep 07] W 46-4 v Wakefield (H). [PR]
[View] Finals Week 2 [28 Sep 07] L 8-10 v St Helens (A). [PR]
[View] Finals Week 3 [05 Oct 07] W 36-6 v Wigan (H). [PR]
[View] Grand Final [13 Oct 07] W 33-6 v St Helens. [PR]
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2006 NRL Telstra Premiership
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
16 games; [View] Round 1 [11 Mar 06] L 14-27 v Raiders (H). [BE]
[View] Round 2 [18 Mar 06] L 16-20 v Cowboys (A). [BE]
[View] Round 5 [09 Apr 06] W 22-8 v Warriors (A). [BE]
[View] Round 6 [15 Apr 06] L 24-26 v Dragons (H). [BE]
[View] Round 13 [04 Jun 06] W 29-22 v Panthers (A). [BE]
[View] Round 14 [09 Jun 06] W 16-12 v Tigers (H). [PR]
[View] Round 15 [17 Jun 06] L 12-15 v Sharks (A). [PR]
[View] Round 18 [08 Jul 06] W 33-16 v Roosters (A). [BE]
[View] Round 20 [23 Jul 06] W 32-30 v Panthers (H). [BE]
[View] Round 21 [29 Jul 06] L 18-31 v Eels (A). [BE]
[View] Round 23 [11 Aug 06] W 16-14 v Knights (A). [PR]
[View] Round 24 [20 Aug 06] W 38-16 v Rabbitohs (H). [BE]
[View] Round 25 [25 Aug 06] W 21-20 v Bulldogs (H). [BE]
[View] Round 26 [02 Sep 06] L 20-30 v Storm (A). [BE]
[View] Finals Week One [08 Sep 06] L 18-25 v Knights (A). [PR]
[View] Finals Week Two [15 Sep 06] L 0-28 v Dragons. [BE]
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2005 NRL Telstra Premiership
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
19 games; 1 tries, 4 points.
[View] Round 1 [13 Mar 05] W 26-20 v Warriors (A). [BE]
[View] Round 2 [20 Mar 05] W 46-20 v Sharks (H). [BE]
[View] Round 3 [27 Mar 05] W 25-18 v Storm (H). [BE]
[View] Round 5 [09 Apr 05] L 6-32 v Dragons (A). [BE]
[View] Round 6 [17 Apr 05] W 36-14 v Raiders (H). [BE]
[View] Round 7 [24 Apr 05] W 48-14 v Souths (H). [BE]
[View] Round 8 [29 Apr 05] L 12-38 v Broncos (A). [BE]
Judiciary: High Tackle, Careless Grade 2 Guilty, 2 matches
[View] Round 11 [20 May 05] L 12-18 v Eels (A). [BE]
[View] Round 12 [29 May 05] W 36-26 v Panthers (H). [BE]
[View] Round 17 [01 Jul 05] L 24-49 v Tigers (A). [BE]
[View] Round 18 [09 Jul 05] L 12-16 v Panthers (A). [BE]
[View] Round 19 [17 Jul 05] L 10-36 v Dragons (H). [BE]
[View] Round 21 [31 Jul 05] L 24-26 v Cowboys (H). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t (32nd)
[View] Round 22 [07 Aug 05] W 21-20 v Broncos (H). [BE]
[View] Round 23 [14 Aug 05] L 14-22 v Knights (A). [BE]
[View] Round 24 [21 Aug 05] L 6-68 v Sharks (A). [BE]
[View] Round 25 [27 Aug 05] L 20-22 v Warriors (H). [BE]
[View] Round 26 [03 Sep 05] W 36-18 v Raiders (A). [BE]
[View] Finals Week One [11 Sep 05] L 22-46 v Eels (A). [BE]
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2004 NRL Telstra Premiership
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
2 games; [View] Round 1 [13 Mar 04] W 24-20 v Cowboys (A). [BE]
[View] Round 2 [20 Mar 04] L 20-42 v Roosters (H). [BE]
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