Full name Jacob Junior Felise Position Prop, Second-row 0 0 Height 1.85 m | Weight 111 kg (17 st 7 lb) 2016– Wests Tigers 0 0 | |
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Born 15 February 1996 (age 21)
Logan City, Queensland, Australia ( 1996-02-15 ) | ||
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JJ Felise (born 15 February 1996) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League. He plays at prop and second-row.
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Background
Born in Logan City, Queensland, Felise is of Samoan descent. He played his junior rugby league for the Logan Brothers and attended Keebra Park State High School, before signing with the Wests Tigers as a teenager.
Felise was formerly known as Jacob Junior Felise.
Early career
While attending Keebra Park, Felise was a member of their 2013 ARL Schoolboy Cup winning side and represented the Queensland Schoolboys in 2013 and 2014. In 2015 and 2016, he played for the Wests Tigers' NYC team, playing in 21 games in 2015.
2016
In January 2016, Felise was named in the Queensland Academy of Sport under-20s squad. In Round 7 of the 2016 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Tigers against the Melbourne Storm. On 1 June, he re-signed with the Tigers on a 2-year contract.