Uwe Helu
 Helu representing the Sunwolves during Super Rugby | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Tauate Valu Uwe Helu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 12 July 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nukuʻalofa, Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 115 kg (254 lb; 18 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St. Thomas of Canterbury College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Takushoku University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tauate Valu Uwe Helu (ヘル ウヴェ, Heru Uvu~e, born 12 July 1990) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a lock for Japan Rugby League One club Kubota Spears. Born in Tonga, he represents Japan at international level after qualifying on residency grounds.[1][2][3]
Club career
[edit]Helu was born in Tonga, attended St Thomas of Canterbury College in Christchurch, New Zealand and then university in Tokyo, Japan. After graduating from university he signed up to play Top League rugby with Yamaha Júbilo in 2014. His appearances were sparse in his first two seasons with Yamaha, but in 2016 he began to be much more of a regular in the side.[4]
International career
[edit]After only 13 Top League appearances for Yamaha Júbilo, which included 3 starts, Helu received his first call-up to his adopted country, Japan's senior squad ahead of the 2016 end-of-year rugby union internationals. He debuted as a second-half replacement in new head coach, Jamie Joseph's first game, a 54–20 loss at home to Argentina.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Uwe Helu ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ "Uwe Helu Top League Player Profile" (in Japanese). Top League. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ "Uwe Helu Yamaha Jubilo Player Profile" (in Japanese). Yamaha Motors. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ "Uwe Helu itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
External links
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- 1990 births
- Living people
- Japanese rugby union players
- Tongan rugby union players
- Japan international rugby union players
- Rugby union locks
- Rugby union flankers
- Shizuoka Blue Revs players
- Takushoku University alumni
- Sportspeople from Nagano Prefecture
- People educated at St Thomas of Canterbury College
- Tongan expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand
- Sunwolves players
- Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay players
- Naturalized citizens of Japan
- Naturalised rugby union players
- Tongan expatriate rugby union players in Japan
- 2019 Rugby World Cup players