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Josiah Abavu

Josiah Abavu
Personal information
Born(1986-08-21)August 21, 1986
Papua New Guinea
DiedOctober 24, 2024(2024-10-24) (aged 36)
Playing information
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight86 kg (13 st 8 lb)
PositionFullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Port Moresby Vipers 0 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2011–13 PNG Prime Minister's XIII 3 2 0 0 6
2013 Papua New Guinea 3 1 0 0 4
Source: [1]
As of 9 November 2023

Josiah "Josty" Abavu (21 August 1986 – 29 October 2024)[2] was a Papua New Guinean rugby league footballer who represented Papua New Guinea with the PNG Prime Minister's XIII from 2011 to 2013 and with the national team at the 2013 World Cup.

Playing career

He played for the Port Moresby Vipers in PNG as a fullback.[3]

References

  1. ^ Josiah Abavu rugbyleagueproject.org
  2. ^ "PNGFL mourns loss of Josiah "Josty" Abavu (Kumul #244)". Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Every player for every team who will be playing in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup". News.com.au. 23 October 2013. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013.