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| Born | Jordan Uelese (1997-01-24) 24 January 1997 Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 116 kg (18 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St. Kevin's College, Melbourne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 is of Samoan descent[2] and was born in Wellington in New Zealand, where he started playing rugby for the Oriental Rongotai Club.[3] He moved with his family to Melbourne in Australia at the age of eleven [4] and lived in the suburb of South Morang. He attended Marymede Catholic College in South Morang, before moving in 2011 to St. Kevin's College in Toorak on a rugby scholarship. As a teenager he was a loose forward before switching to hooker,[5] the position he played for the Rebels Under-20 side in the National Championships.[5]
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.[5][6] 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,[7] becoming the third 'home-grown' player for the Rebels. In September 2017 he made his international debut for Australia against the Springboks in a 23–23 draw at nib Stadium in Perth.[1][8][9]
Super Rugby statistics
- As of 3 June 2023[10]
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
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| 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
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Fox Rugby Podcast: Jordan Uelese's $10,000 sacrifice, remarkable two-year-old backstory". Fox Sports. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c "Rebels sign U20s hooker Jordan Uelese". Australian Rugby. 2 August 2016. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Player Statistics". It's Rugby.
External links
- Jordan Uelese at ESPNscrum (archived)
- Jordan Uelese at ItsRugby.co.uk
