Abbas Miski

Abbas Miski
Personal information
Full nameAbbas Miski عباس مسكي
Born (1995-07-25) 25 July 1995 (age 29)[1]
Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
Height6 ft 0 in (1.82 m)
Weight15 st 10 lb (100 kg)
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019–20 Manly Sea Eagles 6 2 0 0 8
2021 London Broncos 22 19 0 0 76
2022– Wigan Warriors 61 52 0 0 208
2022(loan) → Newcastle Thunder 1 0 0 0 0
2023(DR) → London Broncos 1 1 0 0 4
Total 91 74 0 0 296
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2014– Lebanon 13 13 10 0 72
Source: [2][3][4]
As of 16 September 2023

Abbas Miski (Arabic: عباس مسكي; born 25 July 1995) is a Lebanese international rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for the Wigan Warriors in the Super League.

He previously played for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the NRL, and the North Sydney Bears and the Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles in the Canterbury Cup NSW competition. Miski has also spent time on loan from Wigan at the Newcastle Thunder in the Championship.

Background

Miski playing for the Parramatta Eels in 2015

Miski was born in Penrith, New South Wales, Australia, the son of Lebanese immigrants to Australia.[5] He is Muslim.[6]

Miski played junior rugby league for the Arncliffe Scots and the Kingsgrove Colts. He played S. G. Ball Cup for St. George, represented Lebanon at under-18 level in 2013,[7] and played for the Parramatta Eels in the National Youth Competition in 2015, scoring 12 tries in 24 matches.[8]

Club career

North Sydney Bears

Miski playing for the North Sydney Bears in 2016

Miski joined the North Sydney Bears in the New South Wales Cup in 2016.

After two seasons with Norths, Miski left the club as he was not included in the 2018 Intrust Super Premiership NSW squad.[9]

Wentworthville Magpies

In 2018, Miski joined the Wentworthville Magpies. On 22 September 2018, Miski scored a try for Wentworthville in their 38-4 victory over St Marys in the Ron Massey Cup grand final.[10]

Manly Warringah Sea Eagles

2019

In 2019, Miski signed for the Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles, the feeder team for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles after being released by Wentworthville. Miski made an appearance for Manly at Central Coast Stadium against the Sydney Roosters in the Community Cup scoring 3 tries in a trial match.[11]

On 4 May 2019, Miski made his first grade debut on the wing for Manly against Canterbury-Bankstown at Brookvale Oval with Manly winning the game 18-10. Miski was called into the first grade team after winger Jorge Taufua pulled out with an ankle injury.[12]

Miski spent most of 2019 playing for Manly's feeder club side the Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles. Miski finished the 2019 season as the club's top try scorer with 12 tries. Despite Miski's efforts on the field, Blacktown Workers finished with the wooden spoon coming last with only 6 wins all season.

2020

Miski playing for the Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles in 2020

In round 20 of the 2020 NRL season, Miski was called into the Manly-Warringah side for their final match of the year against the New Zealand Warriors. Miski scored two tries in a 40-28 loss at the Central Coast Stadium.[13]

London Broncos

On 31 December 2020 it was announced that he had signed for the London Broncos in the Championship for the 2021 season.[14]

Wigan Warriors

On 19 July 2021, it was announced that Miski would join Wigan in 2022 on a two-year contract (with an option for a third).[15]

2022

In round 4 of the 2022 Super League season, Miski made his club debut for Wigan against Toulouse Olympique which ended in a 29-28 victory.[16] In round 16 of the 2022 Super League season, Miski scored four tries for Wigan in a 40-6 win over Toulouse Olympique.[17]

2023

In round 7 of the 2023 Super League season, Miski scored two tries for Wigan in their 34-6 victory over Leigh in the battle of the borough match.[18] In round 13, Miski scored a try with one second remaining to take Wigan's game against Hull Kingston Rovers into extra-time which Wigan eventually won 26-22.[19] In round 20, Miski scored a hat-trick in Wigan's 44-18 victory over Leigh.[20] In round 21, Miski scored four tries as Wigan defeated an understrength Hull Kingston Rovers side 64-6.[21] In round 23, Miski scored a hat-trick in Wigan's shock 34-0 victory over the league leaders Catalans Dragons.[22] In round 26, Miski scored five tries in a 48-6 win over Castleford, taking him to 17 tries in his last seven games. On 14 October, Miski played in Wigan's 2023 Super League Grand Final victory over the Catalans Dragons.[23]

2024

In January 2024, Miski signed a four-year contract extension with the club.[24] On 24 February, Miski played in Wigan's 2024 World Club Challenge final victory over Penrith scoring a try in the first half.[25] On 8 June, Miski played in Wigan's 2024 Challenge Cup final victory over Warrington.[26] On 12 October, Miski played in Wigan's 9-2 2024 Super League grand final victory over Hull Kingston Rovers.[27]

International career

Miski made his debut for Lebanon in their 2014 Hayne/Mannah Cup match against Fiji on 19 October 2014.

On 4 August 2017, he was named in Lebanon's 40-man training squad for the 2017 World Cup.[28] Miski played on the wing for Lebanon during the 2017 World Cup playing in all four games. Before the third pool game against Australia, Miski garnered media attention for his almost mirror image look of Australian winger Josh Mansour. In the quarter final against Tonga, Miski scored two tries in Lebanon's narrow loss which ended 24-22.[29][30]

At the 2021 Rugby League World Cup, Miski scored a try in the first group stage match against New Zealand in which Lebanon lost 34-12. In the final group stage game, Miski scored two tries against minnows Jamaica as Lebanon won the match 74-12.[31]

Honours

Wigan Warriors

Individual

References

  1. ^ "2017 SQUAD | North Sydney Bears". NSWRL.com.au. 24 February 2017. Archived from the original on 21 June 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Player Summary: Abbas Miski". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Abbas Miski - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project.
  4. ^ "Abbas Miski". North Sydney Bears. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  5. ^ Teuma, Sean (11 May 2017). "Hills Bulls star Abbas Miski stars in Lebanon's win over Malta in international rugby league test". Hills News. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017. Miski's eligibility for the Cedars stems from his parents, who migrated to Australia.
  6. ^ "Muslim Athlete Charter: London Broncos become first UK rugby league side to sign pledge". BBC. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Lebanon Begins on Road to 2017". Rugby League European Federation. 18 October 2013. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  8. ^ "M". NYC Database. 27 December 2012.
  9. ^ "Pre-Season Trial Against Newcastle and Round 2 SG Ball - North Sydney Bears". 13 February 2018.
  10. ^ "History Repeats as Wentworthville Win Sixth Ron Massey Cup Title". 22 September 2018.
  11. ^ "Crichton crosses but experience gets Sea Eagles home". www.nrl.com. 2 March 2019.
  12. ^ "Mansour 'clone' latest nomad covering $3m of injured talent". www.nrl.com. May 2019.
  13. ^ "Retiring Warrior Adam Blair given perfect Haka send-off after New Zealand thrash Manly Sea Eagles". wwos.nine.com. 27 September 2020.
  14. ^ "London Broncos sign Wigan centre Chris Hankinson and Manly winger Abbas Miski". BBC Sport. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  15. ^ "Wigan confirm three new signings". wiganwarriors.com. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  16. ^ "Toulouse Olympique 28-29 Wigan Warriors: Harry Smith drop goal keeps visitors unbeaten in Super League". www.skysports.com.
  17. ^ "Wigan 40-6 Toulouse: Four tries from Abbas Miski inspires Warriors". www.loverugbyleague.com. 24 June 2022.
  18. ^ Bower, Aaron (30 March 2023). "Jai Field doubles up as Wigan recover from slow start to breeze past Leigh". The Guardian.
  19. ^ "Liam Farrell try seals stunning golden-point win for Wigan Warriors over Hull KR- as it happened". www.skysports.com.
  20. ^ Bower, Aaron (29 July 2023). "Abbas Miski's hat-trick leads mauling as Wigan leapfrog Leigh in Super League". The Observer.
  21. ^ "Super League: Wigan 64-6 Hull KR - Abbas Miski leads way as Cup finalists ship 12 tries". BBC Sport.
  22. ^ "Super League: Catalans Dragons 0-34 Wigan Warriors - Leaders stunned at home". BBC Sport.
  23. ^ Bower, Aaron (14 October 2023). "Wigan Warriors crowned Super League champions after downing Dragons". The Observer.
  24. ^ "Abbas Miski pens new deal". 13 January 2024.
  25. ^ "World Club Challenge: Wigan Warriors 16-12 Penrith Panthers - Cherry and Whites crowned world champions for fifth time". BBC Sport. 24 February 2024.
  26. ^ "Wigan beat Warrington to win Challenge Cup". www.bbc.co.uk. 8 June 2024.
  27. ^ "Wigan v Hull KR: Super League Grand Final 2024 – as it happened". www.theguardian.com.
  28. ^ "Lebanon name World Cup train-on squad". NRL.com. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  29. ^ "Tonga escape Lebanon in thriller". 18 November 2017.
  30. ^ "No Cookies | Daily Telegraph".
  31. ^ "Lebanon thrash Jamaica to reach World Cup quarter-finals". BBC Sport. 29 October 2022.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Abbas Miski.