James Roumanos
James Roumanos (Arabic: جيمس رومانوس) (born 10 August 1999) is a Lebanon international rugby league footballer who plays as a lock or prop forward.
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| Full name | James Roumanos جيمس رومانوس | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 August 1999 Greenacre, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 103 kg (16 st 3 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Lock, Prop, Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He previously played for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League.
Career
Roumanos made his international debut for Lebanon in their 56-14 loss to Fiji in the 2019 Pacific Test.[2]
On 31 August 2021, he was one of twelve players who were told by Canterbury that they would not be offered a contract for the 2022 season and would be released at seasons end.[3]
In round 25 of the 2022 NRL season, Roumanos made his first grade debut off the bench for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in a 21-20 loss. He made 3 runs for 39 metres and 8 tackles in 9 minutes.[4]
He signed a contract for Wests Tigers for the 2023 NRL season.
References
- Rugby League Project
- "Fiji vs Lebanon". Wide World of Sports. 22 June 2019.
- "Bulldogs show Origin star the door as Gus puts broom through Belmore". www.foxsports.com.au.
- "Bulldogs finally show 'guts' as TPJ sparks revival; Foran's farewell spoiled by late FG: 3 Big Hits". www.foxsports.com.au.