Brent Tate
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Brent Tate | |
| Date of birth | 3 March 1982 | |
| Place of birth | Roma, Queensland, Australia | |
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |
| Weight | 89 kg (14 st 0 in) | |
| School(s) | Clontarf Beach State High School | |
| Relatives | Steve Price (brother-in-law) | |
| Club information | ||
| Position(s) | Centre / Wing | |
| Current club | New Zealand Warriors | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Years | Club | |
| Redcliffe Dolphins | ||
| Youth representative teams | ||
| 1999 |  Australian Schoolboys |
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| Senior clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| 2001–2007 2008– |
 Brisbane Broncos New Zealand Warriors |
114 (164) 10 (8) |
| Representative teams** | ||
| 2002–2007 2002–2007 |
 Queensland Australia |
12 (16) 15 (44) |
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* Professional club appearances and points |
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Brent Tate (born 3 March 1982 in Roma, Queensland) is an Australian professional rugby league player. His position of choice is at centre but can also play on the wing. He has represented Queensland in State of Origin and Australia for international matches.
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[edit] Biography
Born in Roma, Tate moved to Toowoomba to pursue a career in Rugby League.[citation needed] After playing with the Redcliffe Dolphins, he was signed by the Brisbane Broncos, making his NRL debut in 2001. Tate earned his first representative honours in 2002, playing for Queensland in Game 3 of that year's State of Origin. His achievements for the Broncos earned him the Broncos' rookie of the year award, as well as be an Australian selection - both in a one-off Test in July and at the end of the 2002 season.
Tate continued his good form in 2003, moving into the starting side for all 3 State of Origin games and scoring 2 tries in Game 3. He was again selected for Australia in the Anzac Test. However, Tate suffered a career-threatening neck injury that has affected him ever since - his career has only been prolonged with the aid of a special neck brace.
His neck injury kept him out of the beginning of the 2004 season, but recovered in time for the Anzac Test, and continued to earn representative selection for both Queensland and Australia. 2005 was a disappointing season for Tate, with further injuries preventing him from playing State of Origin. However, he was again selected for the Tri-Nations competition.
In 2006, Tate was again injured for the first part of the season, but made a shock comeback in Game 1 of the State of Origin. In Game 3, Tate scored a crucial try, beginning a Queensland comeback that led to them winning the match and the series. He was named man-of-the-match. Tate was also an integral part of the Brisbane Broncos' premiership success that year, once again being rewarded with national selection.
On 30 May, 2007, it was announced that Tate would be leaving the Broncos at the end of the 2007 season to sign with the New Zealand Warriors on a three year contract. [1] His career with the Brisbane Broncos was cut short while playing for Queensland during Game 3 of the 2007 State of Origin Series, where he suffered a season ending knee injury to the Medial and anterior cruciate ligament. Tate played his first game for the Warriors in Round 1 against the Melbourne Storm.
[edit] Club career
- First Grade Debut: Round 21, Brisbane v. Melbourne at Colonial, July 29, 2001
- Premiership with the 2006 Brisbane Broncos
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Brent Tate at the Brisbane Broncos official website. (This link no longer works, please see the template page to change.)
- Brent Tate at the State of Origin official website.
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