Zac Lomax
Zac Lomax (born 24 September 1999) is an Australian rugby league player who plays centre for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL.
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Born | Temora, New South Wales, Australia | 24 September 1999|||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 94 kg (14 st 11 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Centre, Fullback | |||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 16 August 2020 Source: [1] |
Background
Lomax was born in Temora, New South Wales, Australia.
He played his junior rugby league for the Temora Dragons.
Career
Early Career
Lomax is a graduate of the Illawarra Steelers' SG Ball team and was named in both the Australian Schoolboys and NSW Under-18s teams in 2016 and 2017. In 2017, Lomax was awarded NSWRL's Under-18s Player of the Year.
2018
Lomax made his NRL debut for St George in Round 10, 2018 vs South Sydney.[2] Lomax played in both finals games for St George in the 2018 NRL season. Lomax kicked 3 goals in week one of the finals series as St George defeated Brisbane 48-18 in an upset victory at Suncorp Stadium. The following week, Lomax kicked 4 goals as St George were defeated by Souths 13-12 at ANZ Stadium in the elimination final.[3] Lomax was named in the Prime Ministers XIII, New South Wales U18 for 2018, and also appeared in Brad Fittler's Emerging Blues camp, Zac also scored 5 goals in the PM XIII 34-18 win over PNG.[4] On 15 August 2018 Lomax re-signed with the Dragons until the end of 2020.
2019
In the 2019 season Lomax played 10 games, scoring 5 tries and 15 goals before injuring his thumb at training, he returned in the round 19 loss against South Sydney.
2020
In round 11 of the 2020 NRL season, Lomax scored two tries and kick four goals in a 28-24 loss against rivals Cronulla-Sutherland at Kogarah Oval.[5]
In round 13 against the Sydney Roosters, Lomax scored two tries and kicked two goals in a 24-16 loss at WIN Stadium.[6]
Personal life
Lomax has an older brother Hayden Lomax (21) who is currently in the development squad for the St. George Illawarra Dragons.[7]
References
- "Zac Lomax - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
- "Round 10 NRL teams: Every team named". Fox Sports. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- Newton, Alicia (26 October 2018). "St George Illawarra Dragons 2018 season review". NRL.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2018.
- Chammas, Michael (6 October 2018). "As it happened: PNG PM's XIII v Australia PM's XIII". NRL.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2018.
- "Sharks hold off fast-finishing Dragons in thrilling local derby". www.foxsports.com.au.
- "Robinson hails special night for Roosters and Aubusson". www.nrl.com.
- Walter, Brad (1 May 2019). "Lomax a step closer to playing alongside big brother". NRL.com. Archived from the original on 1 May 2019.