Dick Uluave

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Dick Uluave
Personal information
Full nameStephen Jeffery Uluave
Born1954 (age 6667)
Tonga
Playing information
Position Wing
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
Manawatu
1977–84 New Zealand Māori
1979 New Zealand 21003
1986–88 Tonga
Source: [1]

Stephen Jeffery "Dick" Uluave [2] (born 1954 [3] ) is a former rugby league footballer who represented both New Zealand and Tonga at international level.

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Early years

Born in Tonga in 1954, Uluave emigrated to New Zealand in 1972.

Playing career

Uluave represented the Manwatu district and is known for being the only ever Manawatu representative to play for the national side.

He also played for New Zealand Māori. [3] He toured the United Kingdom in 1983 with the New Zealand Māori side. [4]

In 1979 he was selected for the New Zealand national rugby league team and played in two test matches, scoring one try. [2]

Uluave played for Tonga in the 1986 Pacific Cup and was named in the team of the tournament. [3] He again represented Tonga at the 1988 Pacific Cup.

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References

  1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 Uluave, Stephen Jeffery (Dick) 1979 - Kiwi #546 Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
  3. 1 2 3 John Coffey, Bernie Wood (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008. Huia Publishers. pp. 128–253. ISBN   978-1-86969-331-2.
  4. "New Zealand Māori league team, 1983 – Māori rugby – whutupaoro – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand".