Jordan Uelese

Jordan Uelese (born 24 January 1997) is an Australian professional rugby union player for the Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby. He has been capped for the Australian national team.[1] His usual position is hooker.

Jordan Uelese
Birth nameJordan Uelese
Date of birth (1997-01-24) 24 January 1997
Place of birthWellington, New Zealand
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight116 kg (18 st 4 lb)
SchoolSt. Kevin's College, Melbourne
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015–pres. Melbourne Rising 4 (0)
Correct as of 5 November 2017
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017−pres. Rebels 25 20
Correct as of 12 September 2020
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016–2017
2017–pres.		 Australia U20s
Australia		 12
4		 9
5
Correct as of 19 September 2019

Early life

Uelese was born in Wellington, New Zealand, where he started playing rugby for the Oriental Rongotai club.[2] He moved with his family to Melbourne at the age of eleven [3] and attended St. Kevin's College in Melbourne. As a teenageer he was a loose forward before switching to hooker,[4] the position he played for the Rebels Under-20 side in the National Championships.[4]

Career

Uelese was selected for the Australia Under 20 team two years in a row, playing at the World Rugby Championships in Manchester in 2016 and then in Georgia in 2017.[4][5] Uelese made his Super Rugby debut in the opening round of the 2017 season against the Blues as a replacement for Patrick Leafa in a defeat for the Rebels,[6] becoming the third 'home-grown' player for the Rebels. In September 2017 he made his debut for Australia against the Springboks in a 23–23 draw at nib Stadium in Perth.[1][7][8]

Super Rugby statistics
As of 12 September 2020[9]
SeasonTeamGamesStartsSubMinsTriesConsPensDropsPointsYelRed
2017 Rebels303270000000
2018 Rebels8353030000010
2019 Rebels3121001000500
2020 Rebels202380000000
2020 AU Rebels99058030001500
Total251312104840002010

References
  1. Tucker, Jim (10 September 2017). "Jordan Uelese emerges as future Wallabies star after tackling Springboks pack head on". NewsComAu. Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  2. "Meet Jordan Uelese, the new Wallaby who started playing rugby as a two-year-old". FoxSports. 28 July 2017. Archived from the original on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  3. Decent, Tom (11 August 2017). "Wellington-born Wallabies hooker Jordan Uelese ready for All Blacks if required". Stuff. Archived from the original on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  4. "Rebels sign U20s hooker Jordan Uelese". Australian Rugby. 2 August 2016. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  5. "Australia under-20 coach Simon Cron names team for world championship opener against Wales". Fox. 28 July 2017. Archived from the original on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  6. Ward, Roy (24 February 2017). "Super Rugby: Melbourne Rebels punished for errors in Auckland Blues thrashing". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 24 February 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  7. Decent, Tom (11 September 2017). "Jordan Uelese taunted by Springboks as 'fresh meat' in stellar Wallabies debut". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  8. Ward, Roy (8 September 2017). "Melbourne Rebels praise Victorian Jordan Uelese after shock Wallabies selection". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  9. "Player Statistics". It's Rugby.
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