Etu Uaisele
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| Full name | Etuate Uaisele | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 December 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 94 kg (14 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Rugby League Project | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Etuate Uaisele (born December 12, 1984) is a Tongan rugby league player who currently plays his club football for the Parramatta Eels in the Australian National Rugby League competition. His positions of choice are at wing or centre.
Biography
Early life
Etu, short for Etuate was born in Tonga an island nation in the South Pacific. He later migrated to New Zealand in 1996 where he first started his rugby career. Growing up in South Auckland, Uaisele attended Ferguson Intermediate in Otara, he later joined Otahuhu College where he became one of the most talented students of the school. Uaisele played for the Otahuhu Leopards and represented Auckland and Counties Manukau in the regional under 16, under 17 and under 18 tournament and was well known for his fierce tackling and running with the ball[citation needed]. Uaisele has also represented New Zealand in the Kiwi under 18[citation needed].
Premier League
In 2006, Uaisele was one of the players that won the 2006 Premier League Competition for the Parramatta Rugby League Club. For the next two years, Uaisele played well in the Premier League division. However, the Parramatta Eels first grade side included international and State of Origin capped players such as Jarryd Hayne, Krisnan Inu and Eric Grothe, Jr. at his preferred positions of wing and centre, so he was not called up until Grothe was injured in early in 2009.[1]
First Grade
Uaisele made his first grade NRL debut for the Parramatta Eels on 24 April 2009, scoring a try despite a 40-8 loss.
Representative
Since 2006, Uaisele has appeared on several occasions for Tonga.[citation needed] He first played for his country in the Federation Shield competition.[citation needed]
The next year, Uaisele was again capped for the national team. He stunned Fiji with an intercept try within the last two minutes of the game, giving Tonga a two points win.[citation needed]
In August 2008, Uaisele was named in the Tonga training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup,[2] and in October 2008 he was named in the final 24-man Tonga squad.[3] He played all three games for Tonga in the World Cup, scoring two tries"Rugby League World Cup 2008 Results". rlwc08. Retrieved 2009-05-15.</ref>
References
- ^ "Panthers investigate fresh assault claim". Brisbane Times. 2009-12-04. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
- ^ "Tug-of-war over Mason". Sky Sports. 2008-08-05. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
- ^ "Samoa, Tonga and Fiji name squads". BBC. 2008-10-08. Retrieved 2008-10-09.