Braden Uele

Braden Uele
Personal information
Full name	Braden Hamlin-Uele
Born	9 January 1995 (age 24); Auckland, New Zealand
Height	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	112 kg (17 st 9 lb)
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club
	As of 14 December 2018 Source: [1]

Last updated March 19, 2019

Braden Uele (born 9 January 1995) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL. He previously played for the North Queensland Cowboys.

Rugby league football is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field. One of the two codes of rugby, it originated in Northern England in 1895 as a split from the Rugby Football Union over the issue of payments to players. Its rules progressively changed with the aim of producing a faster, more entertaining game for spectators.

The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are an Australian professional rugby league team based in Cronulla, in the Sutherland Shire, Southern Sydney, New South Wales.

National Rugby League Australasian rugby league football competition

The National Rugby League (NRL) is a league of professional men's rugby league teams in Australia. Run by the Australian Rugby League Commission, the NRL's main competition is known as the Telstra Premiership due to sponsorship from Telstra Corporation and is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand. It is the most viewed and attended rugby league club competition in the world.

Background

Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Uele is of English and Samoan descent.

Auckland is a city in the North Island of New Zealand. Auckland is the largest urban area in the country, with an urban population of around 1,628,900. It is located in the Auckland Region—the area governed by Auckland Council—which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, resulting in a total population of 1,695,900. A diverse and multicultural city, Auckland is home to the largest Polynesian population in the world. The Māori-language name for Auckland is Tāmaki or Tāmaki-makau-rau, meaning "Tāmaki with a hundred lovers", in reference to the desirability of its fertile land at the hub of waterways in all directions.

Uele played his junior rugby league for the Glenora Bears and Point Chevalier Pirates before signing with the Sydney Roosters.

The Glenora Bears are a rugby league football club based in Glen Eden, New Zealand who compete in Auckland Rugby League's Fox Memorial competition. The club was established in 1931. Between 2000 and 2005 they competed in the national Bartercard Cup.

The Point Chevalier Pirates are an Auckland rugby league club based in Point Chevalier. The Pirates currently compete in the Fox Memorial competition run by the Auckland Rugby League.
www.ptchevpirates.co.nz

The Sydney Roosters is an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition and is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Australian rugby league history, having won fourteen New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) and National Rugby League titles, and several other competitions. Only the South Sydney Rabbitohs and the St George Dragons have won more premierships. The club holds the record for having the most wins and the second greatest margin of victory in a match in Australian rugby league history, and has won more minor premierships than any other club. The Roosters is one of only two clubs to finish runners-up in its inaugural season. The Eastern Suburbs DRLFC is the only club to have played in each and every season at the elite level, and since the 1970s has often been dubbed the "glamour club" of the league. Coached by Trent Robinson along with captains Boyd Cordner and Jake Friend, the Roosters play their home games at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Playing career

Early career

In 2013, Uele started the season playing for the Roosters' SG Ball Cup side before he made his NYC debut later that year.^[2]^[3] In 2014, he represented the Junior Kiwis.^[4]

The Junior Kiwis side represents New Zealand in the sport of rugby league. They are commonly known as the Junior Kiwis, after the native bird of that name.

In 2015, Uele joined the North Queensland Cowboys, playing for their NYC side and once again representing the Junior Kiwis.^[5] After graduating from the NYC, Uele signed a two-year NRL contract with the Cowboys.^[6] This re-united Uele with Paul Green, who gave him his NYC debut while he coached the Roosters. In 2016, Uele spent the entire season playing for the Mackay Cutters, one of the Cowboys' Queensland Cup feeder clubs.

The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Townsville, the largest city in North Queensland. They compete in Australia’s premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership. Since their foundation in 1995, the club has appeared in three grand finals winning in 2015, and has reached the finals ten times. The team's management headquarters and home ground, the Willows Sports Complex, currently known as 1300SMILES Stadium due to sponsorship rights, are located in the Townsville suburb of Kirwan.

Paul Gregory Green is an Australian professional rugby league football coach and former player who is the head coach for the North Queensland Cowboys of the National Rugby League. A Queensland State of Origin and Australian international representative halfback, he played for several clubs throughout his career and won the Rothmans Medal in 1995. As a coach Green guided the Cowboys to their first premiership in 2015.

The Mackay Cutters RLFC are a semi-professional rugby league football club founded in 2007 based in Mackay, Queensland. They, along with the Northern Pride, will be one of two expansion teams for the 2008 season of the Queensland Cup. Their home ground will be at the Mackay & District Junior Rugby League grounds in Mackay. The Labor government also made a pre-election promise to upgrade the stadium at the JRL grounds to the tune of $8 million. The Cutters act as a feeder club to the North Queensland Cowboys, who play in the National Rugby League.

2017

In Round 21 of the 2017 NRL season, Uele made his NRL debut against the Sydney Roosters.^[7]

The 2017 NRL season was the 110th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 20th season run by the National Rugby League. The season started in New Zealand with the annual Auckland Nines, and was followed by the All Stars Match, which was played at McDonald Jones Stadium in Newcastle, and the World Club Series. It marked the last time that the Anzac Test and City vs. Country representative matches were played.

In August, Uele signed a two-year contract with the Cronulla Sharks.^[8]

Statistics

NRL

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2017 season^[9]

Season	Team	Matches	T	G	GK %	F/G	Pts
2017	North Queensland	1	0	0	—	0	0
Career totals		1	0	0	—	0	0

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References

↑ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Braeden Uele – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
↑ "2013 Sydney Rooster SG Ball Summer Squad". Roosters.com.au. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
↑ "NYC Team List – Green welcomes back young grunt". Roosters.com.au. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
↑ "Junior Kiwis confirm line-up". Warriors.kiwi. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
↑ "Kiwis name Test squads". Nrl.com. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
↑ "Cowboys confident of retaining grand final stars". Townsvillebulletin.com.au. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
↑ "Post-match: Braden Uele". Cowboys.com.au. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
↑ "Sharks agree to terms with Uele - The Obstruction Rule". Theobstructionrule.com. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
↑ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Braden Uele - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 5 October 2018.

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[1] Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Braeden Uele – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2 August 2017.

[2] "2013 Sydney Rooster SG Ball Summer Squad". Roosters.com.au. Retrieved 30 July 2017.

[3] "NYC Team List – Green welcomes back young grunt". Roosters.com.au. Retrieved 30 July 2017.

[4] "Junior Kiwis confirm line-up". Warriors.kiwi. Retrieved 30 July 2017.

[5] "Kiwis name Test squads". Nrl.com. Retrieved 30 July 2017.

[6] "Cowboys confident of retaining grand final stars". Townsvillebulletin.com.au. Retrieved 30 July 2017.

[7] "Post-match: Braden Uele". Cowboys.com.au. Retrieved 30 July 2017.

[8] "Sharks agree to terms with Uele - The Obstruction Rule". Theobstructionrule.com. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2018.

[9] Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Braden Uele - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 5 October 2018.