Wayne Ulugia
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 8 May 1992 Auckland, New Zealand | |||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||
| Weight | 93 kg (14 st 9 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Fullback, Wing | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2013 | North Queensland | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| As of 24 August 2013 | ||||||
| Source: RLP | ||||||
Wayne Ulugia (born 8 May 1992) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer. He previously played for the North Queensland Cowboys of the National Rugby League. He primarily plays fullback and wing.
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.[1]
On 31 August 2012, Ulugia re-signed with the Cowboys on a 2-year contract.[2]
In Round 24 of the 2013 NRL season, Ulugia made his NRL debut for the Cowboys against the Newcastle Knights.[3] He scored two tries on debut.
On 30 January 2014, the North Queensland Cowboys sacked Ulugia due to breaches of their club code of conduct.[4]
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.[5]
References
- ↑ http://rleague.com/players/Wayne-Ulugia_2500/Matches/
- ↑ http://www.cowboys.com.au/news-display/cowboys/62970
- ↑ http://www.cowboys.com.au/news-display/Team-lists-Cowboys-v-Knights/82775
- ↑ http://www.cowboys.com.au/news-display/Statement-Wayne-Ulugia/89744
- ↑ http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-01-30/cowboys-sack-rising-nrl-star-wayne-ulugia/5228682