Daniel Penese born 1 December 1989 in New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

 is a Rugby League

Rugby league

Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...

 player for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League

National Rugby League

The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...

 competition.
Penese was educated at Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown

Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown

Patrician Brothers' College, Blacktown is a Roman Catholic, independent secondary, day school for boys, located in Blacktown, a western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.-History:...

. His position of choice is in the Second Row

Second Row

Second Row may refer to:* Second Row , a name for the two lock positions in rugby union* Second Row , a name for the two second-row forward positions in rugby league...

. He has agreed to a deal with the St. George Illawarra Dragons for the 2011 NRL Season. Penese has signed a new deal with the parramatta eels from 2012 onwards.

External links

• Penrith Panthers profile