Waqa Blake
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Personal information
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| Born |
26 October 1994 Lautoka, Fiji |
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| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 101 kg (15 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing information
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| Position | Centre, Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Waqa Blake (born 26 October 1994) is a Fijian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League. A New South Wales City representative, he plays at centre and wing.
Born in Lautoka, Fiji, Blake moved to Sydney, Australia as a 9-year-old and played his junior football for the Brighton Seagulls. Blake then moved to Perth and played for Joondalup Giants in the Western Australian Rugby League competition before making the Perth Pirates S. G. Ball Cup representative team. At the end of 2012, after being spotted playing for the Pirates, Blake was signed by the Penrith Panthers.
In 2013 and 2014, Blake played for the Penrith Panthers' NYC team. Blake played in the Panthers 2013 NYC Grand Final match against the New Zealand Warriors at centre, scoring a try in the Panthers 42-30 win.
In May 2014, Blake was named on the interchange bench for the Fiji international team for the Pacific Rugby League International test against Samoa but was lately replaced by Petero Civoniceva. In the second half of the 2014 season, Blake moved on to the Panthers New South Wales Cup team, later earning selection in the New South Wales Residents team at centre in the 24-16 loss against Queensland Residents at Suncorp Stadium. On 28 September 2014, Blake played at centre in the Panthers 2014 New South Wales Cup Grand Final match against the Newcastle Knights and scored a try in the Panthers 48-12 win. On 5 October 2014, Blake scored a try in the Panthers 32-28 loss to the Northern Pride in the 2014 NRL State Championship.
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