Jordan Uelese

Jordan Uelese

Birth name	Jordan Uelese
Date of birth	(1997-01-24) 24 January 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Wellington, New Zealand
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	116 kg (18 st 4 lb)
School	St. Kevin's College, Melbourne
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2015–2019 Melbourne Rising 4 (0) Correct as of 5 November 2017 Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 2017−2024 Rebels 72 (50) Correct as of 8 June 2024 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2016–2017 Australia U20s 12 (9) 2017–pres. Australia 18 (10) Correct as of 23 September 2023

Jordan Uelese (born 24 January 1997) is an Australian professional rugby union player for Montpellier Hérault Rugby in Top 14, having previously played for the Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby. He has been capped for the Australian national team. ^[1] His usual position is hooker.

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 Marymede Catholic College in South Morang, before moving in 2013 to St. Kevin's College in Toorak on a rugby scholarship. 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 3 June 2023 ^[9]

Season	Team	Games	Starts	Sub	Mins	Tries	Cons	Pens	Drops	Points	Yel	Red
2017	Rebels	3	0	3	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2018	Rebels	8	3	5	303	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2019	Rebels	3	1	2	100	1	0	0	0	5	0	0
2020	Rebels	2	0	2	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2020 AU	Rebels	9	9	0	580	3	0	0	0	15	0	0
2021 AU	Rebels	6	3	3	256	1	0	0	0	5	0	0
2021 TT	Rebels	5	5	0	297	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2022	Rebels	9	9	0	492	3	0	0	0	15	0	0
2023	Rebels	12	3	9	400	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Total		57	33	24	2,467	8	0	0	0	40	4	0

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.

External links

• Jordan Uelese at ESPNscrum
• Jordan Uelese at ItsRugby.co.uk