Sherwin Tanabi (born 05 October 2001) is a Papua New Guinean professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row for the Papua New Guinea Hunters in the Queensland Cup and Papua New Guinea at international level.[2]

Sherwin Tanabi
Personal information
Full nameSherwin Tanabi
Born (2001-10-05) 5 October 2001 (age 23)
Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
Playing information
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2022– PNG Hunters 15 1 0 0 4
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2022 PNG Prime Minister's XIII 1 0 0 0 0
2022– Papua New Guinea 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]
As of 10 November 2023

Background

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Tanabi was born in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea.[3]

Playing career

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Club career

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Tanabi debuted in the 2022 Queensland Cup for the PNG Hunters.[4]

International career

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In 2022 Tanabi was named in the Papua New Guinea squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.[5]

In October 2022 he made his international début for Papua New Guinea against Wales.

References

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  1. ^ Rugby League Project
  2. ^ "From Helensvale to the World Cup: The rise of PNG Kumul Sherwin Tanabi". 30 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Sherwin Tanabi". Zero Tackle.
  4. ^ nothingbutleague profile
  5. ^ Darbyshire, Drew (October 4, 2022). "Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021". LoveRugbyLeague.
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