Tyrone May

Tyrone May (born 21 June 1996) is a Samoa international rugby league footballer who plays as a five-eighth, centre, lock for the Penrith Panthers in the NRL.

Tyrone May
Personal information
Born (1996-06-21) 21 June 1996
Blacktown, Sydney, Australia
Height189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight94 kg (14 st 11 lb)
Playing information
PositionFive-eighth, Centre, Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017– Penrith Panthers 35 7 0 0 28
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018 Samoa 1 1 0 0 4
As of 16 November 2020
Source: [1][2]

Background

May was born in Sydney, Australia, and is of Samoan descent.[3] He was educated at Patrician Brothers' College, Blacktown.

He played his junior rugby league for the Minchinbury Jets in the Penrith District Rugby League.

Playing career

2017

In round 19, May made his first grade debut in the Panthers 34–22 win over the New Zealand Warriors at Mount Smart Stadium scoring a try on debut.[4]

2018

On 23 June, May made his international debut for Samoa, playing five-eighth in the 22–38 loss to Tonga, scoring a try. On 20 August, May was fined $1100 after he was charged by the NRL for punching an opponent in Penrith's loss to Newcastle.[5]

2019

On 5 March, May was stood down from playing by the NRL after being charged by NSW Police in relation to sex tapes the player filmed dating back to February 2018. May was charged with two counts which were filming and disseminating the footage without consent. May and Penrith Intrust Super Premiership NSW player Liam Coleman who is the son of former South Sydney player Craig Coleman were summoned to Penrith Police Station where May was granted bail and was ordered to appear at Penrith Local Court on 1 May 2019.[6][7]

On 16 July, May was hit with fresh charges at Parramatta Local Court by NSW Police bringing the total amount of charges to eight. NSW Police laid additional counts of recording and distributing intimate images without consent against May.[8] May faced a possible ban from the sport altogether if he was found guilty.[9]

On 22 November 2019, May plead guilty to four charges of intentionally recording an intimate image without consent. He appeared again at court for sentencing on 31 January 2020.[10]

2020

On 31 January, May narrowly avoided jail and was sentenced to 300 hours of community service plus a three-year good behaviour bond over sex tapes filmed without consent. Magistrate Robyn Denes spoke in the court to May saying "This behaviour is not only morally reprehensible, it's criminal, Ultimately, this is an offence which takes what was consensual sexual acts to another level. It does breach trust".[11][12]

On 8 February, it was announced by the NRL that May would be suspended for the first four matches of the 2020 NRL season and fined 25 percent of his 2019 salary which he earned at Penrith.[13]

May played 16 games for Penrith in the 2020 NRL season as the club won the Minor Premiership. He scored a try for Penrith in their preliminary final victory over South Sydney and was selected ahead of teammate Brent Naden for the 2020 NRL Grand Final.

Following Ryan Papenhuyzen's try where he ran past May untouched, Melbourne raced out to a 26-0 lead in the grand final. May was substituted by coach Ivan Cleary and took no further part in the game as Penrith lost 26-20.[14]

References
  1. "Tyrone May – Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  2. NRL Digital Media. "Tyrone May – Panthers". penrithpanthers.com.au. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  3. "Penrith Panther's rookie Tyrone May works hard to provide the X Factor". Daily Telegraph.
  4. "Cleary stars as Panthers down Warriors".
  5. https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/08/19/five-fined-for-fighting-in-melee-in-penrith-panthers-loss-to-newcastle-knights/
  6. "May stood down after being charged with video offences". www.nrl.com.
  7. "Penrith Panthers utility Tyrone May arrested, charged and stood down over NRL sex tape scandal". www.foxsports.com.au.
  8. "Penrith star Tyrone May hit with fresh sex tape charges". Fox Sports.
  9. "NRL player can be banned after arrest for sex tape • Parlay Game | Parlay Game". Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  10. "Tyrone May pleads guilty to recording intimate images". National Rugby League. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  11. "NRL player Tyrone May sentenced to 300 hours of community service over sex tapes filmed without consent". ABC.
  12. "'What an inappropriate name': Tyrone May magistrate tells Panthers to change community program". www.foxsports.com.au.
  13. "Rugby League Players' Association deem NRL's no-fault stand down policy as unfair after Tyrone May receives punishment". www.foxsports.com.au.
  14. "Melbourne Storm beat Penrith Panthers as it happened". www.theguardian.com.
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