Junior Nsemba
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| Full name | Junior Nsemba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 June 2004 Wigan, Greater Manchester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.95 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 16 st 7 lb (105 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 2 November 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Junior Nsemba is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop or second-row forward for the Wigan Warriors in the Super League and England.
Background
[edit]Nsemba is of Cameroonian heritage, both his parents emigrated to Wigan from Cameroon prior to his birth.[2]
Playing career
[edit]Wigan Warriors
[edit]In 2022 Nsemba made his Super League début for Wigan against Hull Kingston Rovers. In 2023, Nsemba came off the bench to score his first career try in an 18–14 victory against Leeds Rhinos in the 6th round of the Challenge Cup.[3] Nsemba made 15 senior appearances for Wigan across the 2023 season, signing a four year contract at the end of the season in which Wigan won the League Leaders' Shield and Super League Grand Final.[4] On 8 June 2024, Nsemba played in Wigan's 2024 Challenge Cup final victory over Warrington Wolves.[5] Nsemba made the Super League Dream Team for the 2024 Super League season.[6] Two days later, he signed a new six-year contract, keeping him at the club until 2030.[7]
On 12 October 2024, Nsemba played in Wigan's 9-2 2024 Super League grand final victory over Hull Kingston Rovers.[8]
International
[edit]On 2 Nov 2024 he made his début for England in the 34-16 over Samoa.
Honours
[edit]Wigan Warriors
[edit]- Challenge Cup
- Winners (1): 2024
Individual
[edit]- Super League Dream Team
- Winners (1): 2024
- Super League Young Player Of The Year
- Winners (1): 2024
References
[edit]- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ https://www.totalrl.com/highly-rated-wigan-warriors-prospect-holds-cameroon-ambition-as-rugby-league-reaches-country/
- ^ "Super League: Hull KR 38-28 Wigan Warriors - Home side hold on despite late flurry". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Wigan Warriors lock in young gun on long-term contract: 'He is an outstanding young man and talented player'". 22 October 2023.
- ^ "Wigan beat Warrington to win Challenge Cup". www.bbc.co.uk. 8 June 2024.
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/articles/c78de9v0q21o
- ^ https://www.skysports.com/amp/rugby-league/news/12215/13221670/junior-nsemba-wigan-warriors-second-row-signs-new-six-year-contract-with-super-league-champions
- ^ "Wigan v Hull KR: Super League Grand Final 2024 – as it happened". www.theguardian.com.
External links
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- 2004 births
- Living people
- England national rugby league team players
- English people of Cameroonian descent
- English rugby league players
- Rugby league players from Wigan
- Rugby league props
- Sportspeople of Cameroonian descent
- Whitehaven R.L.F.C. players
- Wigan Warriors players
- English rugby league biography stubs