Dylan Napa (born 13 November 1992) is a Cook Islands international rugby league footballer who last played as a prop for the Catalans Dragons in the Super League.
Napa has previously played for the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs and the Sydney Roosters in the NRL, where he won the 2018 NRL Premiership. He has played the Prime Minister's XIII and for Queensland in the State of Origin series.
Early years
Napa was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He grew up in a family with a Cook Islands born father and an Australian mother.
He attended St Patrick’s College, Shorncliffe and then went on to play junior football for the Brighton Roosters, North St Joeys, Aspley Devils, the Brisbane Brothers before being signed by the Sydney Roosters. Napa played for the Roosters NYC team in 2011 and 2012. Napa was named as a prop in the inaugural under 20s State of Origin match for Queensland in 2012. At the end of 2012, Napa was named on the interchange bench in the under 20s team of the year.
Napa cites Karmichael Hunt and Sonny Bill Williams as two inspirations for his playing style while growing up.
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