Adam Vrahnos
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| Full name | Adam Vrahnos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 October 1992 Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 14 st 13 lb (95 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Adam Vrahnos (born 1 October 1992) is a Greece international rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the London Broncos in the Betfred Championship.
He previously played for the London Skolars in Betfred League 1, and spent time on loan from the Broncos at the Skolars in League 1.
Background[edit]
Vrahnos was born in Australia and is of Greek heritage.[4][5]
He is a qualified solicitor.[5]
His brother Jake Vrahnos is a fellow Greek international.[6]
Playing career[edit]
Club career[edit]
In 2021 Vrahnos joined the London Skolars in League 1[citation needed]
He joined the London Broncos at the start of the 2022 season.[citation needed]
Vrahnos spent time on loan from the Broncos at the Skolars in League 1.[citation needed]
International career[edit]
In 2018 Vrahnos made his international début for Greece against Hungary.[citation needed]
He was also selected for the 2018 Emerging Nations World Championship and Greece's World Cup Qualification squad.[7]
In 2022 Vrahnos was named in the Greece squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup, the first ever Greek Rugby League squad to compete in a World Cup.[8][9]
He played his first game of the tournament, starting in the second row against Samoa.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "Player Summary: Adam Vrahnos". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ itsrugby profile
- ^ Zero Tackle profile
- ^ a b McLennan, Stuart (15 November 2021). "Greek 'Brothers in Law' heading for Wimbledon". Everything Rugby League. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ [the-game-that-came-in-from-the-cold-–-how-greece-rugby-league-battled-back-ahead-of-rlwc2021 The game that came in from the cold - How Greece Rugby League battled back ahead of RLWC2021]
- ^ "GREECE NAME COSMOPOLITAN SQUAD FOR WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS". europeanrugbyleague.com. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ Darbyshire, Drew (14 September 2022). "Greece announce squad for first-ever Rugby League World Cup". LoveRugbyLeague. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021
- ^ Samoa 72-4 Greece
External links[edit]
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Australian rugby league players
- Australian people of Greek descent
- Sportspeople of Greek descent
- Greece national rugby league team players
- London Broncos players
- London Skolars players
- Rugby league second-rows
- Australian expatriate rugby league players in England
- Greek expatriate sportspeople in England