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]
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Full name | Sherwin Tanabi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea | 5 October 2001|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 10 November 2023 |
Background
editTanabi was born in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea.[3]
Playing career
editClub career
editTanabi debuted in the 2022 Queensland Cup for the PNG Hunters.[4]
International career
editIn 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
edit- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "From Helensvale to the World Cup: The rise of PNG Kumul Sherwin Tanabi". 30 October 2022.
- ^ "Sherwin Tanabi". Zero Tackle.
- ^ nothingbutleague profile
- ^ Darbyshire, Drew (October 4, 2022). "Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021". LoveRugbyLeague.