1. Ricky Leutele was part of the Cronulla team that won their maiden premiership title in the 2016 NRL Grand Final, making the final tackle.
27 Facts About Ricky Leutele
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Ricky Leutele is of Samoan descent, from the Leutele and Moeono family of Falefa.
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Ricky Leutele played his junior rugby league for the Logan Brothers Rugby League Football Club.
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Ricky Leutele played his junior football for Logan Brothers before being signed by the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.
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Ricky Leutele played for the Sharks Toyota Cup team in 2009 and 2010, scoring 5 tries in 38 games before moving on to the Sharks' NSW Cup reserve-grade team in 2011.
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Ricky Leutele played in 2 matches and scored a first grade try.
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In July 2012, Ricky Leutele played 3 games in 6 days, playing for the NSW Residents on 4 July, the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks NSW Cup team on 7 July and then the Sharks' NRL team on 9 July.
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On 12 September 2012 Ricky Leutele was again named at centre in the 2012 NSW Cup Team of the Year.
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Ricky Leutele played in 7 matches and scored 4 tries for the Sharks in the 2012 NRL season.
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On 25 June 2013, Ricky Leutele extended his contract with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks for two years till the end of the 2015 season.
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In February 2014, Ricky Leutele was selected for the Sharks inaugural 2014 Auckland Nines squad.
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Ricky Leutele finished off the season with him playing in 23 matches and scoring 2 tries as Cronulla finished last on the table and claimed the wooden spoon.
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On 31 January and 1 February, Ricky Leutele played for the Sharks 2015 NRL Auckland Nines.
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Ricky Leutele finished off the 2015 season having played in 23 matches and scoring 7 tries for the Sharks.
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On 28 January 2016, Ricky Leutele was named in the Sharks 2016 Auckland Nines squad.
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Ricky Leutele was part of the Cronulla side which finished 5th on the ladder at the end of the regular season.
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On 24 May 2018, Ricky Leutele signed a three-year deal to join the Toronto Wolfpack starting in 2019.
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Ricky Leutele played 25 games for Cronulla in 2018 as the club finished in the top four and reached the finals.
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On 3 August, Ricky Leutele signed a contract with Melbourne to fill the centre position for the remainder of the 2020 NRL season.
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Ricky Leutele made his Melbourne debut in round 20 of the 2020 NRL season against St George Illawarra.
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On 20 December 2020 it was announced that Ricky Leutele would join the Huddersfield Giants for the 2021 season.
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On 28 May 2022, Ricky Leutele played for Huddersfield in their 2022 Challenge Cup Final loss to Wigan.
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On 20 October 2022, Ricky Leutele signed a contract to join newly promoted side Leigh.
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Ricky Leutele played 19 games for Leigh in the 2023 Super League season as the club finished fifth on the table and qualified for the playoffs.
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Ricky Leutele played 28 games for Leigh in the 2024 Super League season which saw the club finish fifth on the table.
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On 7 October 2014, Ricky Leutele was named in the Samoa 24-man squad for the 2014 Four Nations.
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Ricky Leutele played in one match for Samoa in the tournament.