Atelea Vea

Atelea Vea
Personal information
Born	27 November 1986 (age 36); Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	103 kg (16 st 3 lb)
Playing information
Position	Second-row, Lock, Prop
Club
Representative
	Source: As of 4 March 2018

Last updated June 30, 2023

Atelea Vea is a Tonga international rugby league footballer who last played for the Leigh Centurions in the Super League. He plays as a prop , lock or second-row forward. He has previously played for the Melbourne Storm, Cronulla Sharks, St. George Illawarra and the London Broncos.

Background

Vea was born in Sydney, Australia.

Playing career

2009: Cronulla Sharks

Vea made his first-grade début for the Cronulla Sharks away to the Penrith Panthers, in a round 10 loss, a game in which he came on off the interchange bench.^[6] He then featured in the 26–4 loss at home to the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the next round, where he was again on the bench.^[7] His first start for the Sharks came when the side hit something of a run of form. He started out in the second-row in a narrow 13–10 win over the Parramatta Eels,^[8] and he kept his starting place in wins over New Zealand Warriors (18–10),^[9] Canberra Raiders (24–22)^[10] and the thumping 46–16 thrashing of Brisbane Broncos,^[11] all of which were consecutive appearances. He was, in round 16 at the Sydney Roosters, shuffled to lock, where the Sharks lost their first game in four.^[12] He then had to wait another 10 rounds before being selected again, in the 26–24 loss to the South Sydney Rabbitohs.^[13]

2010–11: Melbourne Storm

Signed by the Melbourne Storm in July 2009 ahead of the 2010 NRL season,^[14] Vea would have to bide his time in NSW Cup. He would return to NRL action in 2011, playing nine games for Melbourne, with all appearances of the bench. His performance in a losing effort in round 26 against the Sydney Roosters was praised by coach Craig Bellamy given the injury toll on the night.

2012–13: St George-Illawarra

He played for the St George Illawarra Dragons in 2012 and 2013.

2014: London

He joined the London Broncos on 24 February 2014.^[15]

Representative career

He made his international début for Tonga in a 44–14 defeat by Papua New Guinea, where Vea scored a try.^[16] As Tonga did not progress to the final, Vea's next game was in the third/fourth place play-off loss to Fiji.^[17]

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↑ London Official Archived 16 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine
↑ "rleague.com profile". rleague.com. 16 January 2010. Archived from the original on 13 January 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
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↑ "Eels 10–13 Sharks". rleague.com. 30 May 2009. Archived from the original on 3 January 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
↑ "Sharks 18–10 Warriors". rleague.com. 7 June 2009. Archived from the original on 3 January 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
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↑ "Sharks 24–26 Rabbitohs". rleague.com. 5 September 2009. Archived from the original on 3 January 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
↑ "Storm signs Stanley, Vea". abc.net.au. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 22 July 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
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↑ "PNG 44–14 Tonga". Daily Telegraph. 25 October 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
↑ "Fiji 26–16 Tonga". Herald Sun. 31 October 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2010.

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[Superleague-1] 1 2 "Atelea Vea St Helens". www.superleague.co.uk. Rugby Football League. 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.

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[ABCsignings-14] "Storm signs Stanley, Vea". abc.net.au. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 22 July 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2023.

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