Wayne Ulugia

Wayne Ulugia
Personal information
Born	8 May 1992 (age 31); Auckland, New Zealand
Playing information
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	93 kg (14 st 9 lb)
Position	Fullback, Wing, Centre
Club
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Last updated May 08, 2024

Wayne Ulugia (born 8 May 1992) is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer. He previously played for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League and Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League. He primarily plays fullback , wing and centre.

Background

Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Ulugia played his junior football for the Papakura Sea Eagles before moving to Townsville, Queensland to play for the Burdekin Roosters.

At the end of 2006, Ulugia was signed by the North Queensland Cowboys. He played for the Cowboys' NYC team from 2009 to 2012.^[3]

Playing career

On 31 August 2012, Ulugia re-signed with the North Queensland club on a two-year contract.^[4]

In round 24 of the 2013 NRL season, Ulugia made his NRL début for North Queensland against the Newcastle Knights.^[5] He scored two tries on debut.

On 30 January 2014, the North Queensland club sacked Ulugia due to breaches of their club code of conduct.^[6]

In April 2014, Ulugia signed a two-year contract with the Hull Kingston Rovers of the Super League starting effective immediately.^[7]

On 30 June 2014, the Hull Kingston Rovers sacked Ulugia due to 'repeated breaches of club discipline.'^[8] In November 2014, the Townsville Blackhawks announced they signed Ulugia along with nine other players for their 2015 roster. In 2015, Ulugia was playing for Norths in the Townsville and District Rugby League Competition.

Representative career

In 2007, Ulugia played for the Australian Schoolboys U15's team.

In 2009, Ulugia played for the Queensland and Australian Schoolboys teams.

In 2011, Ulugia played for the Junior Kiwis.

In 2013, Ulugia was named in the Samoan 2013 Rugby League World Cup training squad.^[9]

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References

↑ loverugbyleague
↑ RLP
↑ "Wayne Ulugia Player". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
↑ "Ulugia, Lowe sign with the Cowboys – North Queensland Cowboys". cowboys.com.au. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012.
↑ "Team lists: Cowboys v Knights – North Queensland Cowboys". cowboys.com.au. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013.
↑ "Statement: Wayne Ulugia – North Queensland Cowboys". cowboys.com.au. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014.
↑ "Ulugia links up with the Robins | Hull KR". hullkr.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014.
↑ "Super League: Hull KR sack Wayne Ulugia just two months after he joined" . Retrieved 17 August 2023.
↑ "Cowboys sack rising star Ulugia". Australia: ABC News. 30 January 2014.

External links

2013 North Queensland Cowboys profile

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[2] RLP

[3] "Wayne Ulugia Player". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2023.

[4] "Ulugia, Lowe sign with the Cowboys – North Queensland Cowboys". cowboys.com.au. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012.

[5] "Team lists: Cowboys v Knights – North Queensland Cowboys". cowboys.com.au. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013.

[6] "Statement: Wayne Ulugia – North Queensland Cowboys". cowboys.com.au. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014.

[7] "Ulugia links up with the Robins | Hull KR". hullkr.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014.

[8] "Super League: Hull KR sack Wayne Ulugia just two months after he joined" . Retrieved 17 August 2023.

[9] "Cowboys sack rising star Ulugia". Australia: ABC News. 30 January 2014.

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