Junior Rau is a professional Papua New Guinean rugby league footballer who plays as a wing for the PNG Hunters in the Queensland Cup and made his international debut against the Fiji Bati during the 2018 Pacific Rugby League Test in Sydney in June 2018 scoring twice in the Kumuls 26-14 victory.[1]

Junior Rau
Personal information
Born (1995-10-23) 23 October 1995 (age 28)
Chimbu Province, Papua New Guinea
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight73 kg (11 st 7 lb)
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018– PNG Hunters 50 16 0 0 64
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2015 PNG Prime Minister's XIII 1 0 0 0 0
2018–19 Papua New Guinea 2 2 0 0 8
As of 10 November 2023

Rau had previously played for the Mt Hagen Eagles in the Papua New Guinea National Rugby League, captaining the side in 2016 to a semi-final loss to the Agmark Rabaul Gurias. As a result of a post-match fight between several players, officials, and a referee that led to thousands of dollars in damages to facilities at Sir John Guise Stadium, Rau was given a ten year suspension from the PNGNRL.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Hunters duo Brawa and Rau to make Kumuls debut - Post Courier". postcourier.com.pg.
  2. ^ "Mt Hagen Eagles ban for three years for Rugby League Violence". news.pngfacts.com.