Brian To'o
Brian To'o (born 18 August 1998) is a Samoa international rugby league footballer who plays as a wing for the Penrith Panthers in the NRL.
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| Full name | Brian To'o | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 August 1998 Westmead, Sydney, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (13 st 8 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
To'o was born in Sydney. He is of Samoan descent. To’o grew up in the suburb of Mount Druitt and was educated at Rooty Hill High School.
He played his junior rugby league for St Marys Saints.
Career
To'o made his NRL debut in round 10 of the 2019 NRL season for Penrith against the New Zealand Warriors.[2] To'o scored his first try in the top grade in Round 14 of the 2019 NRL season against South Sydney at ANZ Stadium in a 19–18 victory.[3] In Round 18 against St George, To'o scored two tries as Penrith won the match 40–18 at Panthers Stadium.[4]
To'o made a total of 15 appearances for Penrith in the 2019 NRL season as the club finished 10th on the table and missed out on the finals for the first time since 2015.[5]
In round 8 of the 2020 NRL season, To'o was taken from the field during Penrith's 19-12 victory over Wests Tigers at Bankwest Stadium. It was later revealed To'o would be ruled out for two months with a grade-three syndesmosis injury.[6]
He played a total of 16 games for Penrith in the 2020 NRL season as the club claimed the Minor Premiership and reached the 2020 NRL Grand Final. To'o played in the grand final and scored a second half try in Penrith's 26-20 loss against Melbourne.[7]
References
- Rugby League Project
- "Round 10 NRL squad announcements". NRL.com. 16 May 2019.
- "Parramatta crushes Brisbane 38–10, Melbourne beats Newcastle 34–4, Penrith defeats Souths 19–18". ABC.
- "Panthers burn Dragons for seven in a row". 7News.
- "Blame game will not solve Panthers' problems". Western Weekender.
- "Panthers look to Naden". 7news.com.au.
- "Melbourne Storm beat Penrith Panthers as it happened". www.theguardian.com.