Zebastian Lucky Luisi

Zebastian Lucky Luisi (born 22 December 1984), also known by the nicknames of "Lucky", "Zeb", "Zebba", is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who has competed in the Auckland Rugby League competition, his most recent club being the Howick Hornets. He has also represented the Otahuhu Leopards. Luisi has also represent Niue in international rugby league.

Zebastian Luisi
Personal information
Full nameZebastian Lucky Luisi
Born (1984-12-22) 22 December 1984
Auckland, New Zealand
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight14 st 4 lb (91 kg)
Playing information
PositionFullback, Wing, Centre, Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2004–07 London Broncos/Harlequins RL 50 11 0 0 44
2008 Doncaster 30 9 0 0 36
2009–11 Barrow Raiders 74 15 0 0 60
Total 154 35 0 0 140
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
New Zealand Māori
2018 Niue 5 1 0 0 4
Source: [1]

Background

Luisi was born in Auckland, New Zealand.

Early years

Luisi is a Junior Kiwi international. Luisi is of Māori and Niuean descent and previously played for the Eastern Tornadoes in the Bartercard Cup, the top level rugby league competition in New Zealand.

England

Zebastian Lucky Luisi joined London Broncos on a 2-year contract at the end of 2004's Super League IX after putting together some impressive performances on trial with the club during that season. The big full-back was selected to play for the Harlequins rugby union side for the Middlesex Sevens at Twickenham Stadium. [2]

Lucky Luisi played for Doncaster in National League Two having signed in February 2008 from Harlequins RL. At the start of the 2009 Season he joined championship club Barrow Raiders

Luisi's position of choice is as a fullback. He can also operate on the wing and in the centres where he is to feature for Doncaster.

Return to New Zealand

He returned home in 2012, joining the Otahuhu Leopards in the Auckland Rugby League competition.[3][4] In 2013 and 2014 he is the player-coach of the Howick Hornets.[5] He played for the Counties Manukau Stingrays in the 2013 National Competition.

Niue

At the 2018 Emerging Nations World Championship, Luisi represented Niue, playing at Five-eighth in all four of the tournament matches. Also, on 27 October, he played in a 36–32 loss against Italy. In this match, he scored his first try for the Niuean national team.

References
  1. Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Zebastian Luisi - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. "Amesbury to captain Quins Sevens squad". Quins. 2007-08-19. Retrieved 2007-08-19.
  3. Team Lists 14 April 2012 aucklandleague.co.nz
  4. Team Lists Round 13 - July 5 aucklandleague.co.nz
  5. Team Lists Archived 2013-05-02 at the Wayback Machine aucklandleague.co.nz, 30 March 2013
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