Marcus Perenara is a New Zealand rugby league player who played professionally for the Parramatta Eels.
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| Born | 1 November 1985 Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Halfback | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: RLP | ||||||||||||||||||||||
He is the brother of Henry Perenara and the cousin of current All Blacks (rugby union) TJ Perenara and Sonny Bill Williams.[1]
Playing career
editPerenara, a Bay Roskill Vikings junior, played for the Marist-Richmond Brothers in the Bartercard Cup between 2002 and 2004. He was a Schoolboy Kiwi in 2000.[2] He led the Brothers to the 2004 Bartercard Cup Grand Final before they lost 20–40 to Mount Albert.[3]
He was signed by the Parramatta Eels in 2005 and played one National Rugby League game for the club in 2006, coming off the bench. In 2006 he scored 5 tries and 4 field goals for 23 points for the Eels in the NSWRL Premier League.[4][5] His last match for the club was the 2006 NSWRL Premier League grand final, where he scored the winning field goal.[6]
References
edit- ^ Who is Sonny Bill Williams? by Nick Walshaw, The Daily Telegraph, 24 August 2007.
- ^ Bay Roskill Rugby League Inc Auckland Rugby League
- ^ "Mt Albert take Bartercard Cup title". Television New Zealand. 19 September 2004. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ Marcus Perenara Archived 2010-12-19 at the Wayback Machine rleague.com
- ^ "Warriors team named for trial match". Television New Zealand. 8 February 2005. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ Parra's kick in the guts Sydney Morning Herald, 2 October 2006