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45 Facts About Luke Lewis

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Luke Lewis was born on 11 August 1983 and is an Australian rugby league commentator and former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League and Australia at international level.

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Luke Lewis played for the Penrith Panthers between 2001 and 2012, winning the 2003 NRL Premiership with them.

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Luke Lewis played at representative level for the City Origin side, New South Wales and the NRL All Stars.

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Luke Lewis played representative football as a winger, centre, lock and second row, and won first grade Man of the Match awards as a centre, lock, second row, five-eighth and halfback.

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Luke Lewis was educated at Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown, and spent his junior career with Blacktown City Junior Rugby League Football Club in the Penrith district.

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In early 2011, Luke Lewis married his partner, Sonia Di Loreto.

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Luke Lewis finished his debut year in the NRL with him playing in three matches.

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Luke Lewis finished the season with 17 tries from 23 matches, including two hat tricks.

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Luke Lewis played in 25 matches and scored 18 tries for the Penrith club in the 2003 NRL season.

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Luke Lewis was selected for the Kangaroos 2003 Tour squad, but did not play.

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Luke Lewis was selected to play all three games of the 2004 State of Origin series on the wing and in the centres for New South Wales.

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Luke Lewis finished the 2004 NRL season with him playing in 21 matches and scored 11 tries for the Penrith Panthers.

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Luke Lewis was again selected for the 2004 Kangaroo tour but was not able to tour due to undergoing surgery for a shoulder reconstruction.

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Luke Lewis finished the 2005 NRL season with him played in 19 matches and scoring 12 tries.

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Luke Lewis finished the 2006 NRL season with him playing in 16 matches and scoring four tries.

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Luke Lewis finished the 2007 NRL season with him playing 21 matches and scoring six tries for the Penrith club.

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Luke Lewis played for City at second-row in the 22-all draw against Country at WIN Stadium.

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Luke Lewis finished the season with 17 matches and five tries for the Penrith club.

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Luke Lewis was picked as 18th man for the Australian side to play in the 2009 Anzac Test, but did not play.

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Luke Lewis was called into the team following the suspension of Glenn Stewart, his first appearance in Origin since 2004.

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Luke Lewis played 15 matches and scored 5 tries for the Penrith club.

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Luke Lewis played alongside Penrith teammates Michael Gordon, Trent Waterhouse and Michael Jennings during the series, which Queensland won for the fifth consecutive time.

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Luke Lewis was named Penrith's best player in a successful season for the club, finishing second on the NRL ladder.

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Luke Lewis played 21 matches and scored 5 tries for the Penrith club in the season.

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Luke Lewis scored his first try against England, and another minutes later, before unselfishly giving up a hat-trick, setting up Willie Tonga.

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Luke Lewis was awarded Man of the Match, despite succumbing to an injury in the three-quarter mark of the match.

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Luke Lewis was included in the 2011 State of Origin series, selected in Game 2 and 3 off the interchange bench.

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Under the new Blues coach, Ricky Stuart, Luke Lewis was interchanged on the field in the 28th minute of the second game, and scored a try on his first touch of the ball in the 30th minute.

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Luke Lewis finished the 2011 NRL season with him playing in 14 matches and scoring 4 tries for the Penrith Panthers.

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Luke Lewis was selected to represent Australia in the 2011 Four Nations tournament which was held in the United Kingdom.

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In Round 5 against the club Luke Lewis signed with, the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, Luke Lewis played his 200th NRL match.

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Luke Lewis featured in all three Origin games, starting the opening match in the position of second-row, and was considered one of NSW's best in a losing series.

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Luke Lewis was the final member of Penrith's 2003 Grand Final squad to play at Penrith, with season 2012 being his final year at the club.

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Luke Lewis finished the 2012 NRL season with him playing in 13 matches and scoring two tries.

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Luke Lewis' form was impressive enough to earn him a spot in the New South Wales team for the 2013 State of Origin series.

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Luke Lewis finished his first year with Cronulla-Sutherland scoring four tries from 20 matches.

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In Round 21, Luke Lewis suffered a season ending leg injury.

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Luke Lewis finished the season with one try from 8 appearances.

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Luke Lewis finished the 2015 NRL season with him playing in 22 matches and scoring 11 tries for Cronulla-Sutherland.

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On 28 January, Luke Lewis was named as one of the co-captains alongside Chris Heighington of Cronulla's 2016 Auckland Nines squad.

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Luke Lewis won the 2016 Clive Churchill Medal as best on ground in the Grand Final.

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On 24 November, Luke Lewis signed a one-year contract with Cronulla-Sutherland to remain at the club until 2017.

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Luke Lewis became the second Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks player, the other being Chris Heighington to join the 300 games club when Cronulla hosted the South Sydney Rabbitohs on Friday 21 July 2017.

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Luke Lewis spent the majority of the 2018 NRL season with a calf injury, Luke Lewis was expected to sign a contract extension with the Sharks because of his consistent form when playing.

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Luke Lewis played 17 games for Cronulla in his last season at the club.