Apisai Koroisau was born on 7 November 1992 and is a Fiji international rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker and is the captain of the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League.
27 Facts About Apisai Koroisau
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Apisai Koroisau has represented New South Wales in the State of Origin series.
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Apisai Koroisau played his junior football for the Berala Bears, before being signed by the South Sydney Rabbitohs.
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Apisai Koroisau played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs NYC U20s team in 2011 and 2012.
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Apisai Koroisau played for the North Sydney Bears in the New South Wales Cup.
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Apisai Koroisau made a total of 25 appearances and scored 6 tries in 2013.
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In October 2013, Apisai Koroisau was named in the Fijian 2013 World Cup squad.
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On 3 June 2014, Apisai Koroisau signed a two-year contract with the Penrith Panthers starting in 2015.
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Apisai Koroisau was rated a 7 out of 10 player rating by Rugby League Week for his performance in the Grand Final.
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Apisai Koroisau finished his debut year in the NRL in 2014 season with him playing in 14 matches and scoring a try for the South Sydney club.
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On 24 January 2015, Apisai Koroisau was named in Penrith's 2015 Auckland Nines squad.
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Apisai Koroisau finished off his first stint with the Penrith club having played in 16 matches, scoring one try and kicking four goals.
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Apisai Koroisau was recalled to the team for their Round 5 match against his former club South Sydney following an ankle injury that ruled out representative halfback Daly Cherry-Evans.
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Apisai Koroisau was selected in the Fiji 24-man squad in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup campaign.
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Apisai Koroisau made 13 appearances for Manly in 2018 as the club endured a horrid season on and off the field narrowly avoiding the wooden spoon by 2 competition points.
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On 30 August, Apisai Koroisau signed a three-year deal with the Penrith Panthers that started in 2020.
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Apisai Koroisau made 22 appearances for Manly in the 2019 NRL season as the club qualified for the finals after finishing in sixth place.
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Apisai Koroisau played in the club's elimination final victory over Cronulla and featured in Manly's elimination final loss against his former club South Sydney at ANZ Stadium.
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Apisai Koroisau played 20 games for Penrith in the 2020 NRL season as the club finished as Minor Premiers.
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Apisai Koroisau was selected as 18th man in the NSW Blues State of Origin team for the 2021 series.
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Apisai Koroisau played a total of 18 games for Penrith in the 2021 including the club's 2021 NRL Grand Final victory over South Sydney.
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Apisai Koroisau played 25 games for Penrith in the 2022 NRL season including the clubs 2022 NRL Grand Final victory over Parramatta.
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On 22 May, Apisai Koroisau was selected by New South Wales for game one of the 2023 State of Origin series.
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On Thursday the 8th of June In round 15 of the 2023 NRL season, Apisai Koroisau suffered a broken jaw in the clubs loss against the Gold Coast and was ruled out for an indefinite period.
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Apisai Koroisau played a total of 21 games for the Wests Tigers in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished with the Wooden Spoon for a second straight year.
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Apisai Koroisau played 22 games for the Wests Tigers in the 2024 NRL season as the club finished with the wooden spoon for a third straight year.
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Apisai Koroisau was named co-captain of the Wests Tigers for the 2025 season alongside Jarome Luai.