Rhys Wesser
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| Full name | Rhys Joseph Wesser | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Rhys Lightning | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
31 March 1979 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia |
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Playing information
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| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (13 st 8 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Fullback, Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: RLP
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Rhys Joseph Wesser (born 31 March 1979) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who last played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs of the NRL. A Queensland State of Origin representative fullback, he previously played for the Penrith Panthers, with whom he won the 2003 NRL Premiership.
Wesser is of Aboriginal and South Sea Islander (Vanuatuan) descent.
Wesser began his rugby league career in the Queensland town of Rockhampton having moved there, with his junior club, the Rockhampton Brothers.
At age 16, Wesser was selected for the Queensland Under 17s representative side. Wesser finished his schooling at Emmaus College, Rockhampton, and also helped his School side take out the Mal Meninga Under 19s Cup, being the fourth fastest 19-year-old in the state, running times around 100 metres in 11 seconds.
Debuting in 1998 Wesser moved from his hometown of Rockhampton to the foot of the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, to play for the Penrith Panthers but he found trouble in pushing for a first-grade spot with Peter Jorgensen holding that title.
Three years later Rhys was given the opportunity to play first grade with the departure of Jorgensen. Wesser scored ten tries in his debut season despite Penrith finishing last on the premiership table.
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