Sylvester Namo

Sylvester Namo (born 26 August 2000) is a Papua New Guinean professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL.

Sylvester Namo
Personal information
Born (2000-08-26) 26 August 2000
Goroka, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight110 kg (17 st 5 lb)
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2023– North Qld Cowboys
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2022– Papua New Guinea 4 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]
As of 2 December 2022

He is a Papua New Guinean international and previously played for the PNG Hunters in the Queensland Cup.

Background

Born in Goroka, Papua New Guinea, Namo began playing rugby league for the KK Brothers Vikings in 2019 at Mt. Hagen where he was raised.[2]

Playing career

In 2020, Namo made his debut for the Lae Snax Tigers in the Digicel Cup, scoring a try in their Grand Final loss to the Hela Wigmen.[3]

In 2021, Namo joined the PNG Hunters, playing 13 games for the club in the Queensland Cup. In 2022, he played 16 games, starting all 16 at prop.[4]

On 25 June 2022, he made his international debut for Papua New Guinea in their 24-14 victory over Fiji in the 2022 Pacific Test.[5] In October 2022, he represented Papua New Guinea at the 2021 Rugby League World Cup, playing three games.[6]

In November 2022, Namo joined the North Queensland Cowboys on a train and replacement contract for the 2023 season.[7]

References
  1. Rugby League Project
  2. "Double Debut for Namo". Post Courier. 8 February 2021.
  3. "Tepend looking to recruit players from nines tourney". The National. 17 December 2020.
  4. "Meet the PNG Kumuls Debutant - Sylvester Namo". PNG Haus Bung. 25 June 2022.
  5. "Papua New Guinea v Fiji". National Rugby League. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
  6. "Five World Cup Stars Who Have Caught the Eye". Examiner Live. 25 October 2022.
  7. "Cowboys to trial Namo". The National. 21 November 2022.
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