Luke Page
{{Short description|PNG international rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2016}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Luke Page
|fullname =
|image = lukepage.jpg
|imagesize =
|caption = Page playing for the Mount Pritchard Mounties in 2015
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1991|1|12}}
|birth_place = Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
|height = {{convert|186|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
|weight = {{convert|108|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
|position = {{rlp|PR}}
|club1 = {{nowrap|St. George Illawarra}}
|year1start = 2015
|year1end =
|appearances1 = 1
|tries1 = 0
|goals1 = 0
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 0
| teamA = {{nowrap|Queensland Residents}}
| yearAstart = 2014
| yearAend =
| appearancesA = 1
| triesA = 0
| goalsA = 0
| fieldgoalsA = 0
| pointsA = 0
| teamB = {{nowrap|Papua New Guinea}}
| yearBstart = 2015
| yearBend = 19
| appearancesB = 11
| triesB = 1
| goalsB = 0
| fieldgoalsB = 0
| pointsB = 4
| retired =
| updated = 6 January 2024
}}
Luke Page (born 12 January 1991) is a former Papua New Guinea international rugby league footballer who last played as a {{rlp|pr}} for the Burleigh Bears in the Queensland Cup.
Page played one National Rugby League match in his career, for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in 2015. Nicknamed the 'White Kumul', he has represented the Papua New Guinean national team, and was a member of their 2017 World Cup squad.
Background
Page was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
He played his junior rugby league for the Centenary Panthers, before being signed by the Brisbane Broncos.{{cite news|url=http://www.qt.com.au/news/ipswich-talent-on-way-to-nrl-future/1292574/|title=Ipswich talent on way to NRL future|work=Ipswich Queensland Times|date=2 March 2012|last1=Gould|first1=By Joel}} He is eligible to represent Papua New Guinea as his father and paternal grandfather were born and raised there after his great-grandparents established a firearm business in Port Moresby.{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/canberra-raiders-prop-luke-page-turns-down-big-mal-to-kickstart-nrl-career-20140926-10g4hl.html|title=Canberra Raiders prop Luke Page turns down Big Mal to kickstart NRL career|publisher=Smh.com.au|date=2014-09-20|access-date=2015-09-29}}{{cite web|date=2 May 2018|title=Luke Page: The story behind 'The White Kumul'|url=https://www.qrl.com.au/news/20182/05/02/luke-page-the-story-behind-the-white-kumul/|publisher=QRL.com.au|access-date=2 May 2018}}
Playing career
=Early career=
Page joined the Gold Coast Titans and played for their NYC team between 2009 and 2011.{{cite web|url=http://nycdatabase.org/players/p/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705095446/http://nycdatabase.org/players/p/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=5 July 2015|title=P|work=NYC DATABASE|date=27 December 2012}} At the end of the 2011 season, he won the Titans' NYC Player of the Year award.{{cite web|url=http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/sport/nrl/former-titan-luke-page-given-a-second-shot-at-the-nrl-signing-with-canberra-raiders/story-fnj9yd9w-1226911440346|title=Former Titan Luke Page given a second shot at the NRL signing with Canberra Raiders|work=GoldCoastBulletin}} In 2012, he moved on to the Titans' Queensland Cup team, Ipswich Jets.{{cite news|url=http://www.qt.com.au/news/jets-look-new-nrl-club-ipswich-gold-coast-titans/1348003/|title=Jets look for new NRL club|work=Ipswich Queensland Times|date=17 April 2012|last1=Jbuchan|first1=By}} In 2013, he joined the Burleigh Bears.{{cite web|url=http://www.qrl.com.au/news/2013/01/18/2013-player-gains-and-losses-updated.html|title=2013 Player Gains & Losses (Updated)|publisher=QRL.com.au|access-date=2015-07-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705111320/http://www.qrl.com.au/news/2013/01/18/2013-player-gains-and-losses-updated.html|archive-date=5 July 2015|url-status=dead}}
In May 2014, he joined the Canberra Raiders effective immediately until the end of 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.raiders.com.au/news/2014/05/16/new_recruit_luke_page_arrives_at_raiders_hq.html|title=New recruit Luke Page arrives at Raiders HQ|date=15 May 2014|publisher=Raiders.com.au|access-date=2015-07-10}} He played the remainder of the season with Canberra's affiliate club, the Souths Logan Magpies, in the Queensland Cup. He represented the Queensland Residents against the New South Wales Residents on 9 July,{{cite web|url=http://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2014/07/09/vb_nsw_cup_rep_team_go_down_to_qld_residents_.html|title=VB NSW Cup Rep Team go down to QLD Residents|date=9 July 2014|publisher=NSWRL.com.au|access-date=2015-05-06}} and won the 2014 Queensland Cup Player of the Year award at the end of the season.{{cite web|url=http://www.raiders.com.au/news/2014/09/11/luke_page_wins_queensland_cup_player_of_the_year.html|title=Luke Page Wins Queensland Cup Player of the Year|date=10 September 2014|publisher=Raiders.com.au|access-date=2015-07-10}}
=2015=
Page began the 2015 season playing for Canberra's feeder club, the Mount Pritchard Mounties, in the New South Wales Cup. In April, he gained wide-spread recognition after the Mounties uploaded a highlights package of him to their YouTube account, playing against the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles. It attracted more than 200,000 hits online.{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/canberra-raiders/rivals-circle-luke-page-as-canberra-raiders-sign-english-international-elliott-whitehead-20150409-1mgw2c|title=Rivals circle Luke Page as Canberra Raiders sign English international Elliott Whitehead|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=9 April 2015}} On 2 May, he played for Papua New Guinea against Fiji in the 2015 Melanesian Cup.{{cite web|url=http://www.nrl.com/representative-round-team-lists/tabid/10874/newsid/85557/default.aspx|title=Representative Round team lists|publisher=NRL.com|date=2015-04-28|access-date=2015-05-03}} On 1 July, he joined the St. George Illawarra Dragons mid-season effective immediately for the rest of the year.{{cite web|url=http://www.dragons.com.au/news/2015/07/01/dragons_add_depth_to.html|title=Add Depth To Squad|date=30 June 2015|publisher=Dragons.com.au|access-date=2015-07-10}} In Round 17 of the 2015 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Dragons against the North Queensland Cowboys.{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nrl-2015/round-17/st-george-illawarra-vs-north-queensland/summary.html|title=NRL 2015 - Round 17|publisher=Rugby League Project|access-date=2015-09-29}}{{cite web|url=http://www.dragons.com.au/news/2015/07/04/late_mail_round_17_v.html|title=Late Mail: Round 17 v North Queensland Cowboys|date=4 July 2015|publisher=Dragons.com.au|access-date=2015-07-10}} On 27 September, he was named at prop in the 2015 New South Wales Cup Team of the Year, having finished the season with the Dragons' feeder club, the Illawarra Cutters.{{cite web|date=27 September 2015|url=http://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2015/09/27/_2015_vb_nsw_cup_tea.html|title=2015 VB NSW Cup Team of the Year|publisher=NSWRL|access-date=2015-09-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928015018/https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2015/09/27/_2015_vb_nsw_cup_tea.html|archive-date=28 September 2015}}
=2016=
In 2016, Page returned to the Burleigh Bears in the Queensland Cup, after failing to gain a new contract with the Dragons.{{cite web|author=NRL|url=http://www.qrl.com.au/news/2015/11/18/burleigh_bears_gains.html|title=Burleigh Bears Gains and Losses|date=18 November 2015|publisher=QRL|access-date=2016-02-10}} On 7 May, he played for Papua New Guinea against Fiji in the 2016 Melanesian Cup.{{cite web|url=http://www.nrl.com/png-stuns-fiji-in-a-thriller/tabid/10874/newsid/95678/default.aspx|title=PNG stuns Fiji in a thriller|date=7 May 2016|publisher=nrl.com|access-date=7 May 2016}}
=2017 - 2021=
Page would continue to play for Burleigh over the next five seasons and was part of the Burleigh side which won the 2019 Queensland Cup competition. Page would later play for Burleigh in their 2019 NRL State Championship final defeat against Newtown. In October 2021, Page announced he would be retiring from rugby league. Page played his final game for Burleigh in their preliminary final defeat against Norths Devils. Page had a conversion attempt in his final match which was relatively close to the uprights but his kick went well wide and bounced towards the corner post.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/league/news/nrl-grand-final-jets-steal-the-state-championship-with-a-last-second-freak-try/1jojo92r9tgjk17m7qnmy84v3f/|title=Newtown Jets steal the State Championship with a last second freak try|website=Sporting News}}{{cite web|url=https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2019/09/24/intrust-super-cup-grand-final-teams/|title=Intrust Super Cup grand final teams|website=www.qrl.com.au|date=24 September 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://leagueunlimited.com/news/34209-results-2019-intrust-super-cup-grand-final/|title=Burleigh claim Intrust Super Cup title, defeating Wynnum Manly|website=leagueunlimited.com}}
References
{{Reflist|2}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150705064028/http://www.dragons.com.au/team/profiles/luke_page.html St. George Illawarra Dragons profile]
- [http://www.rlwc2017.com/players?team=378#Luke-Page 2017 RLWC profile]
{{Burleigh Bears squad - 2016 Queensland Cup premiers}}
{{Burleigh Bears squad - 2019 Queensland Cup premiers}}
{{Papua New Guinea 2017 Rugby League World Cup squad}}
{{2015 New South Wales Cup Team of the Year}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Page, Luke}}
Category:Australian rugby league players
Category:Burleigh Bears players
Category:Illawarra Cutters players
Category:Mount Pritchard Mounties players
Category:Papua New Guinea national rugby league team players
Category:Queensland Residents rugby league team players
Category:Rugby league players from Brisbane
Category:Souths Logan Magpies players