Brandon Wakeham
Brandon Wakeham (born 11 January 1999) is a Fiji international rugby league footballer who plays as a halfback for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the National Rugby League (NRL).
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| Full name | Brandon Wakeham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 January 1999 Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (12 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Halfback, Five-eighth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
Wakeham was born in Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia. He is of Fijian and Lebanese descent.[2]
He played his junior rugby league for Chester Hill Hornets.
Playing career
He made his international debut for Fiji in their 56-14 victory vs Lebanon in the 2019 Pacific Test, where he scored 20 points in the match.[3]
In round 15 of the 2019 season, Wakeham made his NRL debut for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs off the interchange bench in his sides 14-12 win over the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. Wakeham played majority of the game at five-eighth after Kieran Foran left the field in the early stages due to injury.
References
- Rugby League Project
- "Fiji Bati thrashes Lebanon". FBC News. 22 June 2019.
- "Fiji vs Lebanon". Wide World of Sports. 22 June 2019.