1. Dylan Napa was born on 13 November 1992 and is a Cook Islands international rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Glebe Dirty Reds in the Ron Massey Cup.
33 Facts About Dylan Napa
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Dylan Napa played for the Catalans Dragons in the Super League.
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Dylan Napa has played at representative level for the Prime Minister's XIII and for Queensland in the State of Origin series.
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Dylan Napa was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, the son of a Cook Islands-born father and an Australian mother.
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Dylan Napa attended St Patrick's College, Shorncliffe, and then went on to play junior football for the Brighton Roosters, North St Joeys, Aspley Devils, the Brisbane Brothers before being signed by the Sydney Roosters.
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Dylan Napa played for the Roosters NYC team in 2011 and 2012.
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Dylan Napa was named as a prop in the inaugural under 20s State of Origin match for Queensland in 2012.
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Dylan Napa cites Karmichael Hunt and Sonny Bill Williams as two inspirations for his playing style while growing up.
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Dylan Napa played in 7 matches for the Roosters in his debut year in the NRL in the 2013 NRL season, missing out on a grand final spot due to Luke O'Donnell recovering from injury.
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Dylan Napa played in 24 matches for the Roosters in the 2014 NRL season.
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In January 2015, Dylan Napa was selected in the Roosters 2015 Auckland Nines squad.
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On 22 March 2015, Dylan Napa re-signed with the Roosters until the end of the 2017 season.
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Dylan Napa was included in the Queensland squad for the 2015 State of Origin series, being named as 18th man in Game 1 and Game 3.
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Dylan Napa finished the 2015 NRL season playing in all 27 matches and scoring 1 try for the Roosters.
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On 12 January 2016, Dylan Napa was again selected in the QAS emerging Maroons squad.
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On 5 February 2016, Dylan Napa was one of eight players from the Maroons emerging camp who was banned from representing Queensland for 12-months after breaking curfew in Brisbane.
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Dylan Napa finished off the 2016 NRL season with him playing in 23 matches and scoring one try for the Roosters.
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On 17 January 2017, Dylan Napa extended his contract with the Roosters to the end of the 2019 season.
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Dylan Napa finished the 2017 NRL season with him playing in 21 matches for the Roosters.
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On 27 August 2018, Dylan Napa was handed a 3 match suspension by the NRL after being charged with dangerous contact.
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The suspension meant that Dylan Napa missed the clubs week one finals victory over Cronulla and the preliminary final win against Souths.
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On 10 January 2019, lewd videos of Dylan Napa were leaked to the media.
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On 13 January 2019, Dylan Napa reportedly approached police and engaged lawyers, with the sharing and publication of clips of that nature potentially in breach of so-called 'revenge porn' laws.
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In February 2019, it was reported that Dylan Napa was facing a playing suspension in relation to the leaked videos.
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On 1 March 2019, it was announced that Dylan Napa had escaped suspension by the NRL but was docked 10 percent of his wage for the 2019 season.
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NRL CEO Todd Greenberg said of Dylan Napa's behavior that it was an "act of gross stupidity".
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Scans later revealed Dylan Napa suffered a grade two syndesmosis to his right ankle and was ruled out for six weeks.
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Dylan Napa played 16 games for Canterbury in the 2020 NRL season.
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On 31 August, Dylan Napa was one of twelve players who were told by Canterbury that they would not be offered a contract for the 2022 season and would be released at season's end.
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Dylan Napa made a total of 18 appearances for Canterbury in the 2021 NRL season as the club finished last and claimed the Wooden Spoon.
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Dylan Napa played 20 games for Catalans during the 2022 season and featured in their elimination playoff loss to Leeds.
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Dylan Napa made a single cap against Tonga, playing for the Cook Islands, in the postponed 2021 Rugby League World Cup.
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In late 2022, Dylan Napa signed a contract with the Sydney Roosters for the 2023 NRL season.