Jordan Rapana has played for the New Zealand Maori, New Zealand and the Cook Islands at international level.
26 Facts About Jordan Rapana
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Jordan Rapana previously played for the Gold Coast Titans and Canberra in the National Rugby League.
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Jordan Rapana played his junior football for the Tugun Seahawks and attended Palm Beach Currumbin High School before being signed by the Gold Coast Titans.
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In 2008, Jordan Rapana played for the Gold Coast Titans' NYC team.
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Jordan Rapana played for the New Zealand Maori rugby league team.
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In 2009, Jordan Rapana left the NRL to serve a two-year Mormon mission in England and Wales.
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In June, Jordan Rapana signed a contract with Super Rugby team, Western Force, starting in 2012.
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In 2013, Jordan Rapana moved to Canberra to play for the Queanbeyan Blues in the TTM Canberra Raiders Cup and to train with the Brumbies in the hope of gaining a contract.
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Jordan Rapana finished the 2016 season with 23 tries, equal most with Suliasi Vunivalu, and breaking the Canberra club record During the season, Rapana and his centre partner Joseph Leilua became one of the most destructive duos of the year, scoring some fantastic tries and their strong friendship outside the footy field labelling them as "Leipana".
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Jordan Rapana finished the 2016 NRL season as the season's equal top try-scorer with Melbourne Storm rookie Suliasi Vunivalu with 23 tries in 26 matches.
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Jordan Rapana broke Canberra's club record for the most tries in a season.
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Jordan Rapana was named the Kiwis rookie of the year by the New Zealand Rugby League.
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On 10 March 2019, Jordan Rapana signed a two-year extension with Canberra, keeping him in the nation's capital until 2019.
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Jordan Rapana finished the 2017 NRL season as the club's highest try-scorer with 21 tries in 23 matches.
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On 5 October 2017, Jordan Rapana was named in the New Zealand Kiwis 24-man squad for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.
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Jordan Rapana played in 3 matches and scored 2 tries in the Kiwis shock disappointing campaign.
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Jordan Rapana finished the 2018 NRL season by playing in 21 matches and scoring 10 tries for the Raiders.
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In October 2019, Jordan Rapana announced that he had signed a one-year deal to join Japanese rugby union team the Panasonic Wild Knights.
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Jordan Rapana played 19 games for Canberra in the 2020 NRL season and scored only two tries.
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Jordan Rapana played in all three of Canberra's finals matches including the preliminary final loss to Melbourne.
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Jordan Rapana played 22 games for Canberra in the 2021 NRL season and scored 12 tries in total.
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Jordan Rapana played a total of 21 games for Canberra in 2022 as the club finished 8th on the table and qualified for the finals.
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Jordan Rapana played in both finals matches as Canberra were eliminated in the second week by Parramatta.
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In October Jordan Rapana was named in the New Zealand squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.
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In round 1 of the 2023 NRL season, Jordan Rapana was placed on report for a shoulder charge on North Queensland's Scott Drinkwater.
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Jordan Rapana was later suspended for three games over the incident.