Bronson Xerri
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| Born | 10 September 2000 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (15 st 10 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 16 September 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Bronson X factor Xerri pronounced (/ʃɛri/) (born 10 September 2000) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a centre for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL.
To date, he is one of only two players in the history of the game (the other being Anthony Xuereb) with a surname beginning with the letter "X".[2]
Background
Xerri was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and is of Maltese descent.[3]
He played his junior rugby league for the Aquinas Colts.
Career
2019
Xerri made his debut in Round 4 of the 2019 NRL season against the Parramatta Eels. Xerri went on from there and kept playing in the centres for the next two rounds of the season where he scored his first NRL career try against the Penrith Panthers in Round six at Shark Park.
In Round 11 against rivals St George, Xerri scored his first career hat-trick as Cronulla won the match 22-9 at Kogarah Oval. The following week, Xerri scored two tries as Cronulla defeated Parramatta 42-22.[4][5] In Round 20, Xerri scored 2 tries as Cronulla defeated South Sydney 39-24 at Shark Park.[6] In Round 22 against St George, Xerri scored the winning try as Cronulla won the match 18-12 at Shark Park.[7]
At the end of the 2019 regular season, Cronulla finished in 7th place on the table. Xerri played in the club's elimination final match which Cronulla lost 28-16 against Manly-Warringah at Brookvale Oval with Xerri scoring a try in the loss.[8]
References
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ Collis, Ian (2019). The A to Z of Rugby League Players. New Holland Publishers. ISBN 9781921024986.
- ^ "Cronulla Shark's Bronson Xerri vows to ignore niggle from Melbourne Storm's Will Chambers". SMH Sport. 2 May 2019.
- ^ "Xerri hat-trick sinks Dragons in Wollongong". NRL.
- ^ "Cronulla Sharks' Bronson Xerri burns Parramatta Eels in NRL rout". Stuff.co.nz.
- ^ "Graham leads Sharks to rout of rusty Rabbitohs". NRL.
- ^ "Sydney Roosters belt Warriors, Cronulla Sharks beat St George Illawarra Dragons to go into top eight". ABC.
- ^ "Under-strength Sea Eagles send Sharks packing". NRL.
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