Brent Tate

Brent Tate

Personal information
Full name	Brent Tate
Height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	88 kg (14 st 0 in)
Playing information
Position	Centre, Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2001–2007 Brisbane Broncos 114 41 0 0 164 2008– New Zealand Warriors 27 6 0 0 24 Total 141 47 0 0 188 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2002– Queensland 15 5 0 0 20 2002–2008 Australia 19 12 0 0 48
Source: RLP

Brent Tate (born 3 March 1982 in Roma, Queensland) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League. His position of choice is at centre but can also play on the wing. Since 2002 he has regularly represented Queensland in State of Origin and Australia for international matches.

Early Years

Born in Roma, Tate attended Clontarf Beach State High School. He later moved to Toowoomba to pursue a career in Rugby League. After playing with the Redcliffe Dolphins, he was signed by the Brisbane Broncos,

Broncos

Tate made his National Rugby League debut in 2001, playing against the Melbourne Storm. Tate earned his first representative honours in 2002, playing for Queensland in Game 3 of that year's State of Origin. His achievements for the Broncos earned him the Broncos' rookie of the year award, as well as be an Australian selection - both in a one-off Test in July and at the end of the 2002 season.

Tate continued his good form in 2003, moving into the starting side for all 3 State of Origin games and scoring 2 tries in Game 3. He was again selected for Australia in the Anzac Test. However, Tate suffered a career-threatening neck injury that has affected him ever since - his career has only been prolonged with the aid of a special neck brace.

His neck injury kept him out of the beginning of the 2004 season, but recovered in time for the Anzac Test, and continued to earn representative selection for both Queensland and Australia. 2005 was a disappointing season for Tate, with further injuries preventing him from playing State of Origin. However, he was again selected for the Tri-Nations competition.

In 2006, Tate was again injured for the first part of the season, but made a shock comeback in Game 1 of the State of Origin. In Game 3, Tate scored a crucial try, beginning a Queensland comeback that led to them winning the match and the series. He was named man-of-the-match. Tate was also an integral part of the Brisbane Broncos' premiership success that year, once again being rewarded with national selection.

On 30 May, 2007, it was announced that Tate would be leaving the Broncos at the end of the 2007 season to sign with the New Zealand Warriors on a three year contract. He decided to join the Warriors due to the opportunity to play in the centres. His career with the Brisbane Broncos was cut short while playing for Queensland during Game 3 of the 2007 State of Origin Series, where he suffered a season ending knee injury to the medial and anterior cruciate ligament.

Warriors

Tate played his Warriors debut in Round 1, 2008 against the Melbourne Storm.

In August 2008, Tate was named in the Australia training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup, and in October 2008 he was selected in the final 24-man Australia squad. However due to injury he did not play in the final of the World Cup.

In Round 3 of the 2009 NRL season, against his former club the Brisbane Broncos, Tate suffered another season ending injury when he damaged his anterior cruciate ligament in the process of being tackled.

Personal Life

Tate is the brother-in-law of Warriors, Queensland & Australian team mate Steve Price. Price is married to Tate's sister, Jo.

References & External Links

External links

• New Zealand Warriors profile
• Template:StateofOrigin player