From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Issac Luke
Issac Luke
Games Tries Goals F/G Points
14 2 2 0 12
Issac Luke
2007 season
Luke made his first grade debut in round 12 for the Rab-
bitohs against the Melbourne Storm, coming off the
bench.
In Round 19 Against the North Queensland Cowboys
Issac Luke had his first NRL start, playing at hooker. He
scored his first NRL try and was awarded the Brut Man Of
the Match award for his efforts.
Luke tasted finals football in his debut year, coming
off the bench in the Rabbitohs 30 - 6 loss to the Manly Sea
Eagles
He was awarded the John Sattler Rookie of the Year at
the South Sydney annual Red and Green Ball and presen-
tation night held at the AJC function centre at Randwick
Personal information
Racecourse Sydney. He also was second only to Israel Fo-
Born 29 May 1987 (1987-05-29) lau in the dally m rookie of the year award.
Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand His year was capped off by being named in the Train
Height 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) on Squad for the New Zealand Kiwis
Rabbitohs NRL Stats
Weight 84 kg (13 st 3 lb)
Playing information
2008 season
Position Hooker
Luke started the season well but a broken bone in his
Club hand in the round 3 loss to the Penrith Panthers sidelined
him for 4 weeks.
Years Team Pld T G FG P
He came back in round 7 against the Brisbane Bron-
2007- South Sydney 102 24 106 0 308 cos and added some much needed spark to the team but
they came up short going down 32 - 18.
Representative
His return from injury came just in time for him to
Years Team Pld T G FG P make his test debut for the Kiwis for the ANZAC day test
2008–2011 New Zealand 21 2 10 0 28 at the SCG.[1] He started the game at hooker and had a
solid debut.
Issac Luke (born 29 May 1987 in Hawera, Taranaki) is a Luke was named at Halfback For the Round 8 clash
New Zealand professional rugby league footballer for the against the North Queensland Cowboys to accommodate
South Sydney Rabbitohs of the National Rugby League. both himself and fellow hooker George Ndaira in the
His position of choice is either hooker or in the halves. starting side.
His first-grade debut was for the South Sydney Rabbitohs During Round 13 against The Warriors, Luke was in-
against the Melbourne Storm at Olympic Park in round strumental for Souths, which included setting up a great
12 of the 2007 NRL season. Luke is a member of the World try to put Souths ahead at Half Time. He was named Man
Cup winning New Zealand team beating Australia in the of the Match
2008 World Cup Final at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane. Round 14 against the Titans Luke scored his first ca-
reer double and slotted the match winning penalty for a
24-23 victory.
In August 2008, Luke was named in the New Zealand
training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup,[2]
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Issac Luke
Games Tries Goals F/G Points
20 6 41 0 106
Games Tries Goals F/G Points
86 21 107 0 298
Team Matches Years
South Sydney Rabbitohs 86 2007–present
admitted that in a match against England, he had at-
tempted to break the leg of Rangi Chase, England’s New
Zealand-born half-back.[8]
Career highlights
• Junior Club: Hawera Hawks
• Represented for the Junior Kiwis
• First Grade Debut: Round 12, South Sydney Rabbitohs v
Melbourne Storm at Olympic Park Stadium, 2 June
2007
• First NRL Try: Round 19, South Sydney Rabbitohs v
North Queensland Cowboys at Telstra Stadium, 22
July 2007
• John Sattler Rookie of the Year award 2007[citation needed]
• International Test Debut: New Zealand Kiwis v
Australian Kangaroos, 9 May 2008 at the Sydney
Cricket Ground
• Played in New Zealand side that won the 2008 rugby
league world cup
• Won the 2008 NZRL international rookie of the year
award[citation needed]
• George Piggins Medal (Souths’ Best and Fairest
Award) 2010
Issac Luke and Adam Blair performing the Haka for New • Played in New Zealand side that won the 2010 rugby
Zealand league four nations
and in October 2008, he was named in the final 24-man NRL Point scoring summary
Kiwi squad.[3]
Luke was considered one of the 2008 Rugby League NRL Matches played
World Cup ’Players to Watch’ by NRL Live.[4] He was then [9]
a crucial part of the Kiwi sided that lifted the World Cup
in 2008, beating Australia 36 - 24 before over 50,000 spec-
tators at Brisbane’s Lang Park. Rabbitohs NRL Stats
References
[1] "Kiwis call up Test surprises". Fox Sports.
2009–present 2008-04-30. http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/
0,8659,23623055-23214,00.html. Retrieved
Luke made 68 NRL appearances for Souths in the 2009, 2008-04-30.
2010 and 2011 seasons. In none of those seasons did the [2] "Kiwis select Sonny Bill". Sky Sports. 2008-08-08.
Rabbitohs qualify for the finals series.[5] He represented http://www.skysports.com/story/
New Zealand in the 2009, 2010 and 2011 Four Nations 0,19528,12196_3949034,00.html. Retrieved
tournaments, playing off the substitutes bench for the 2008-08-08.
Kiwis’ win the 2010 edition.[6] Luke’s 2011 Four Nations [3] "Kiwis to wait on Webb and Matai". BBC.
tournament ended in controversy after he was criticised 2008-10-07. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/
for a series of cynical tackles on opposing players.[7] Luke rugby_league/7656238.stm. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
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[4] "World Cup Players to Watch". NRL Live. 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/
2008-10-17. http://www.nrllive.com.au/world-cup- rugby_league/15810583.stm. Retrieved 30
players-to-watch-pool-a/. Retrieved 2008-10-20. November 2011.
[5] "Isaac Luke: Career Stats & Summary". [9] http://www.rabbitohs.com.au/The-Club/
www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Players-2010/Issac-Luke.html
http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/issac-
[6]
luke/summary.html. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
"Australia 12 lost to New Zealand 16".
External links
www.rugbyleagueproject.org. • www.footycentral.tk article, Little Luke is Little Star
http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/ Persondata
Four_Nations_2010/Final/Australia-vs- Name Luke, Issac
New_Zealand.html. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
[7] Ritchie, Dean (1 December 2011). "I need help, says Alternative names
maligned Issac Luke". The Daily Telegraph (Sydney). Short description
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/i- Date of birth 29 May 1987
need-help-says-maligned-issac-luke/story-
Place of birth Hawera, Taranaki
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Retrieved 30 November 2011. Date of death
[8] "Kiwi Issac Luke admits trying to break leg of Place of death
England’s Rangi Chase". BBC Sport. 20 November
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