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|teamA = [[Samoa national rugby league team|Samoa 9s]]
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|source = <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/luciano-leilua/summary.html|title=Luciano Leilua - Career Stats & Summary|website=Rugby League Project|access-date=2016-08-21|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
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| relatives = [[Joseph Leilua]] (brother)
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'''Luciano Leilua''' (born 8 June 1996) is
He previously played for the [[North Queensland Cowboys]] and [[Wests Tigers]] in the NRL.
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===2020===
Leilua made his debut for Wests Tigers against [[St. George Illawarra]] in round 1 of the [[2020 NRL season]] at [[WIN Stadium]]. Wests Tigers went on to win the match 24-14 with Leilua scoring a second half try.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/03/15/benji-brilliant-as-tigers-down-dropsy-dragons/|title=Benji brilliant as Tigers down dropsy dragons|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=15 March 2020}}</ref> He scored his first double in round 10 in a record 48-0 "thrashing" of the Brisbane Broncos.<ref>{{cite news| work= Nambucca Guardian | title=Tigers claim biggest NRL win over Broncos|author=Matt Encarnacion | url=https://www.nambuccaguardian.com.au/story/6838872/tigers-claim-biggest-nrl-win-over-broncos/}}</ref>
One of three Tigers players to appear in all 20 of their games, his 7 tries were the third most for the club and the most of any Wests forward, and equal best amongst forwards in the NRL.<ref>{{cite web| work= nrl.com | title=Stats | url=https://www.nrl.com/stats/players/?competition=111&season=2020&stat=38|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009225925/https://www.nrl.com/stats/players/?competition=111&season=2020&stat=38|archive-date=9 October 2020}}</ref> He attributed his run of performances to the 5 kilos he dropped in the pre-season, saying, "I've just got to take that into the pre-season and make sure I stay in shape … don't gain any daddy weight. Besides not making the finals I feel I've had a pretty good year. [[Michael Maguire (rugby league)|Madge]] has played a big part in my footy this year. He's given me a lot of confidence and belief."<ref>{{cite web| work= nrl.com| title=First-time father Luciano Leilua fully committed to Tigers|author=Alicia Newton | date=18 September 2020| url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/09/18/first-time-father-luciano-leilua-fully-committed-to-tigers/}}</ref>
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On 7 February, it was revealed that Leilua had been suspended from driving and handed a $300 fine in relation to being stopped by Queensland police in January 2024. It was reported that Leilua registered a blood alcohol concentration of 0.052 at the time and charged him with low-range drink driving. The North Queensland club released a statement which read "The Cowboys will continue to work with the NRL Integrity Unit on the matter and will make further comment once those discussions are complete".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-07/nrl-player-cowboys-luciano-leilua-drink-driving/103436546/|title=North Queensland Cowboys forward Luciano Leilua suspended from driving after blowing over alcohol limit|website=www.abc.net.au}}</ref>
On 21 February, Leilua signed a three-year deal with St. George Illawarra after being granted an immediate release from his North Queensland contract. The deal was reportedly worth $900,000 a season making Leilua one of the clubs highest paid players.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/news-2024-luciano-leilua-st-george-illawarra-dragons-contract-north-queensland-cowboys-shane-flanagan/bbfafb5c-9310-4092-ba97-f5a3c70ee6d5/|title=Luciano Leilua returns to Dragons on three-year deal after Cowboys exit|website=wwos.nine.com.au}}</ref>
In round 14, Leilua scored two tries for St. George Illawarra in their 56-14 victory over the Wests Tigers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-news-2024-st-george-illawarra-dragons-vs-wests-tigers-live-stream-updates-supercoach-scores-video-ben-hunt-zac-lomax/news-story/1d15a64590717d4554854e1c80311f5a/|title=Lomax’s historic 32-pt blitz as Dragons condemn ’dreadful’ Tigers: What we learned|website=www.foxsports.com.au}}</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:St. George Illawarra Dragons players]]
[[Category:Wests Tigers players]]
[[Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen]]
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