James Storer
Storer playing for Fiji at the 2008 World Cup | ||||||
Personal information | ||||||
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Born | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 16 February 1982|||||
Playing information | ||||||
Position | Hooker | |||||
Club | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
2003 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Representative | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
2008–16 | Fiji | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
As of 7 May 2016 | ||||||
Source: [1] |
James Storer is an Indigenous & Fijian rugby league player. He has represented Fiji.
Playing career
Storer joined the St. George-Illawarra Dragons when aged 16.[2] He left the club after the 2001 season.
In 2003 he played three National Rugby League games for the South Sydney Rabbitohs.[1]
In 2006 he played for the Parramatta Eels in the NSWRL Premier League, scoring one try.[3] Storer has also played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NSWRL Premier League.[2]
He played the last of his seven matches for Fiji at the 2008 World Cup. After the tournament Storer suffered serious injuries to his left arm which forced him into early retirement.[4] However, he made a comeback in 2013 and earned selection in Fiji's 2013 Rugby League World Cup squad.[2][5]
In May 2014, Storer played for Fiji in the 2014 Pacific Rugby League International. He scored a try in Fiji's 32-16 defeat.
On 7 May 2016 Storer captained Fiji, for the first time, in the 2016 Melanesian Cup where he played at hooker in the 24-22 loss at Parramatta Stadium.[6]
References
- 1 2 James Storer rugbyleagueproject.org
- 1 2 3 Storer eyes Fiji Bati comeback in 2013
- ↑ James Storer rleague.com
- ↑ From rugby star to an inspirational model upiu.com, 7 November 2011
- ↑ http://fijilive.com/sports/news/2013/09/civoniceva-wes-naiqama-to-lead-fiji-bati/32752.Fijilive
- ↑ "PNG stuns Fiji in a thriller". nrl.com. Retrieved 7 May 2016.