Israel Eliab

{{short description|PNG international rugby league footballer}}

{{Infobox rugby league biography

|name = Izzy Eliab

|fullname = Israel Eliab

|nickname = Izzy{{cite web|url=http://kumuls.pngfacts.com/png-queensland-cup-player-profile/israel-eliab|title=Israel Eliab|publisher=Papua New Guinea Kumuls|date=22 December 2013|accessdate=8 November 2017}}

|image = Israel Eliab London Broncos.jpg

|image_size =

|position = {{rlp|FE|CE}}

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|1|16|df=yes}}

|birth_place = Kokopo, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea

|death_date =

|death_place =

|height = {{convert|178|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}

|weight = {{convert|93|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}

|club1 = Rabaul Gurias

|year1start = 2011

|year1end =

|appearances1 = 15

|tries1 = 2

|goals1 = 0

|fieldgoals1 = 1

|points1 = 9

|club2 = {{nowrap|Port Moresby Vipers}}

|year2start = 2012

|year2end = 13

|appearances2 = 35

|tries2 = 5

|goals2 = 0

|fieldgoals2 = 2

|points2 = 22

|club3 = PNG Hunters

|year3start = 2014

|year3end = 15

|appearances3 = 44

|tries3 = 29

|goals3 = 0

|fieldgoals3 = 2

|points3 = 60

|club4 = London Broncos

|year4start = 2016

|year4end =

|appearances4 = 8

|tries4 = 3

|goals4 = 0

|fieldgoals4 = 0

|points4 = 12

|club5 = → London Skolars

|year5start = 2016{{small|(loan)}}

|year5end =

|appearances5 = 6

|tries5 = 4

|goals5 = 0

|fieldgoals5 = 0

|points5 = 16

|club6 = PNG Hunters

|year6start = 2017

|year6end = present

|appearances6 = 6

|tries6 = 1

|goals6 = 0

|fieldgoals6 = 0

|points6 = 4

| teamA = {{nowrap|PNG Prime Minister's XIII}}

| yearAstart = 2012

| yearAend = 14

| appearancesA = 3

| triesA = 2

| goalsA = 1

| fieldgoalsA = 0

| pointsA = 10

| teamB = Papua New Guinea

| yearBstart = 2013

| yearBend = 17

| appearancesB = 5

| triesB = 0

| goalsB = 0

| fieldgoalsB = 0

| pointsB = 0

| updated = 9 November 2023

| source = [https://www.loverugbyleague.com/stats/players/Israel-Eliab/ loverugbyleague][http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Israel-Eliab/summary.html Israel Eliab] rugbyleagueproject.org

| medal_templates =

{{MedalSport|Men's rugby league nines}}

{{MedalCountry|{{PNG}}}}

{{Medal|Competition|Pacific Games}}

{{Medal|Gold|2015 Port Moresby|Team}}

}}

Israel Eliab (born 16 January 1991) is a Papua New Guinea professional rugby league footballer who played for the PNG Hunters in the Queensland Cup. A Papua New Guinea international, most notably at the 2013 World Cup.

Eliab previously played for the London Broncos in the Championship.

Background

Eliab was born and raised in the small town of Kokopo in the East New Britain Province of Papua New Guinea. He comes from a mixed parentage of East New Britain and Manus.

Playing career

He started off playing in the domestic competition (Digicel Cup) in PNG for the Rabaul Gurias. Israel previously played for the Port Moresby Vipers with whom he won a premiership title in 2013. He then played for the Papua New Guinea Hunters in the Queensland Intrust Super Cup competition, for which he is also the captain. His position is at five-eighth, but has also played at halfback and centre as well.{{cite web |url=http://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/every-player-for-every-team-who-will-be-playing-in-the-2013-rugby-league-world-cup/story-fndujljl-1226745133271 |title=Every player for every team who will be playing in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup {{!}} News.com.au |website=www.news.com.au |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111234510/http://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/every-player-for-every-team-who-will-be-playing-in-the-2013-rugby-league-world-cup/story-fndujljl-1226745133271 |archive-date=2013-11-11}}

Eliab captained PNG's rugby league nines side at the 2015 Pacific Games.{{cite web| url=http://news.pngfacts.com/2015/07/png-rugby-league-nines-coach-michael.html| title=PNG Rugby League Nines coach Michael Marum names squad| date=10 July 2015| accessdate=12 July 2015}} He captained the 13-aside team in the 2015 Melanesian Cup.

Eliab spent the 2016 season with the London Broncos in the Championship. He has also spent part of 2016 on loan at the London Skolars.

References

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