{{short description|Fiji international rugby league footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=May 2022}} {{Infobox rugby league biography |name = Lamar Liolevave |fullname = Lamar Manuel-Liolevave<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-2130-0-0-0&sID=26416&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=25953696|title=Australians Win Second Test - Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League|publisher=Foxsportspulse.com|date=2013-11-16|access-date=2015-03-28}}</ref> |image = lamarliolevave.jpg |imagesize = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1995|12|1}} |birth_place = Auckland, New Zealand |height = {{convert|183|cm|ftin|abbr=on}} |weight = {{convert|102|kg|stlb|abbr=on}} |position = {{rlp|SR|LK}} |club1 = Wests Tigers |year1start = 2015 |year1end = |appearances1 = 1 |tries1 = 0 |goals1 = 0 |fieldgoals1 = 0 |points1 = 0 | teamA = {{nowrap|Fiji}} | yearAstart = 2019 | yearAend = present | appearancesA = 7 | triesA = 0 | goalsA = 0 | fieldgoalsA = 0 | pointsA = 0 |retired = |updated = 5 November 2022 |source = <ref>[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/lamar-liolevave/summary.html Lamar Liolevave] ''rugbyleagueproject.org''</ref> | module = {{infobox person | embed = yes | father = | mother = | spouse = | education = {{nowrap|Keebra Park State High School}} | alma_mater = | relatives = Matthew Wright (cousin) }} }}
'''Lamar Manuel-Liolevave''' (born 1 December 1995) is a Fiji international rugby league footballer who plays as {{rlp|sr}}er or {{rlp|lk}} for the Tweed Heads Seagulls in the Queensland Cup.
He previously played for the Wests Tigers in the NRL.
==Background== Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Liolevave is of Māori, Samoan and Fijian descent<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sixmoment.com/m/995119089169275333_2017287373|title=nesianpower101's Instagram image @29.05.2015|publisher=Sixmoment.com|date=2015-05-29|access-date=2016-03-09}}</ref> and played his junior rugby league for the Marist Saints. He later moved to Queensland, Australia to attend Keebra Park State High School. In July 2013, he signed a contract with the West Tigers starting in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-clubs-converge-on-australian-schoolboy-titles-to-scout-for-future-stars/story-fni3fbgz-1226678682956|title=NRL clubs converge on Australian Schoolboy titles to scout for future stars|publisher=Dailytelegraph.com.au|access-date=2015-03-28}}</ref>
==Playing career== ===Early career=== In 2013, Liolevave played for the Australian Schoolboys.<ref name="foxsportspulse">{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-2130-0-0-0&sID=26416&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=25953696|title=Australians Win Second Test - Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League - FOX SPORTS PULSE|publisher=foxsportspulse.com|access-date=2014-07-25}}</ref><ref name="ourfootyteam">{{cite web|url=http://www.ourfootyteam.com/assrl_2013_archives.php|title=ASSRL Schoolboys rugby league news, Australian Secondary School Rugby League, Australian Schoolboys|publisher=ourfootyteam.com|access-date=2014-07-25}}</ref>
In 2014 and 2015, Liolevave played for the Wests Tigers' NYC team.<ref>{{cite web|author=|url=http://www.cowboys.com.au/news/2014/08/09/nyc_cowboys_make_it_three_straight_.html|title=NYC Cowboys make it three straight|publisher=Cowboys.com.au|date=9 August 2014|access-date=2015-03-28}}</ref> He was named the Tigers' NYC Coach's Player of the Year in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|author=|url=http://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2014/10/04/_2014_season_awards_full_list_of_awards_winners.html|title=2014 Season Awards: Full List of Awards, Winners - Tigers|publisher=Weststigers.com.au|date=|access-date=2015-03-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402145640/http://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2014/10/04/_2014_season_awards_full_list_of_awards_winners.html|archive-date=2015-04-02|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 18 October 2014, he played for the Junior Kiwis against the Junior Kangaroos, playing off the interchange bench in the Kiwis' 15-14 win.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrl.com/kiwi-kids-cause-kangaroos-upset/tabid/10874/newsid/82587/default.aspx?cid=NRL_HP_Latest|title=Kiwi kids cause Kangaroos upset|publisher=NRL.com|date=2014-10-18|access-date=2015-03-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://rugbyleagueweek.com.au/2014-junior-kiwis-team-announced/|title=2014 JUNIOR KIWIS TEAM ANNOUNCED|publisher=Rugbyleagueweek.com.au|date=2014-10-10|access-date=2015-03-13|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402092606/http://rugbyleagueweek.com.au/2014-junior-kiwis-team-announced/|archive-date=2015-04-02}}</ref> Soon after, he re-signed with the Wests Tigers on a two-year contract.<ref>{{cite web|author=|url=http://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2014/12/02/wests_tigers_re_sign_lamar_liolevave.html|title=Wests Tigers re-sign Lamar Liolevave - Tigers|publisher=Weststigers.com.au|date=2 December 2014|access-date=2015-03-28}}</ref>
===2015=== Liolevave graduated to the Tigers' New South Wales Cup team in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|author=|url=http://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2015/03/03/vb_nsw_cup_teams_rou.html|title=VB NSW CUP TEAMS ROUND 1|publisher=NSWRL.com.au|date=3 March 2015|access-date=2015-03-28}}</ref> In round 4, he made his NRL debut for the Wests Tigers against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.<ref>{{cite web|author=|url=http://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2015/03/27/nrl_late_changes_rou.html|title=NRL Late Changes: Round 4 vs. Bulldogs - Tigers|publisher=Weststigers.com.au|date=27 March 2015|access-date=2015-03-28}}</ref>
On 2 May 2015, Liolevave again played for the Junior Kiwis against Junior Kangaroos.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrl.com/representative-round-team-lists/tabid/10874/newsid/85557/default.aspx|title=Representative Round team lists|publisher=NRL.com|date=2015-04-28|access-date=2015-05-03}}</ref>
===2016=== In April 2016, Liolevave joined the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs effective immediately on a contract to the end of 2017.<ref>{{cite web|author=NRL|url=http://www.bulldogs.com.au/news/2016/04/05/bulldogs_and_warrior.html|title=and Warriors Trade Players|publisher=Bulldogs|date=5 April 2016|access-date=2016-04-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=2h|url=https://twitter.com/IntrustSuperPrm/status/716437265489076224|title=Intrust Super Prem on Twitter: ".@NRL_Bulldogs TEAM NEWS: Craig Garvey is IN for the Bulldogs in the big team change for Round 5.|publisher=Twitter.com|date=2016-02-26|access-date=2016-04-03}}</ref> ===2019=== He made his international debut, coming off the bench, in the 18-44 win against Samoa on 2 November 2019.{{fact|date=May 2022}}
==References== {{Reflist|2}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20140320213047/http://www.weststigers.com.au/team/profiles/lamar_liolevave.html Wests Tigers profile] *[https://www.nrl.com/players/rugby-league-world-cup/fiji/lamar-manuel-liolevave/ Fiji profile]
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