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Jordan Uelese
Tri Nations International Super Rugby Rugby World Cup U20s NRC
2017 v South Africa, Perth
A powerfully framed, New Zealand-born hooker, Jordan Uelese had rugby in his blood from a young age. Uelese was just two, and not yet out of nappies, when he suited up for the Oriental Rongotai RFC's U6s alongside All Black #1147 Ardie Savea. The fourth of five boys, Uelese grew up in Wellington and idolised the late, great Jerry Collins before the family moved to Melbourne in 2008.
In 2017, his first season of senior football, Uelese had played just 28 minutes of Super Rugby for the Rebels in three brief stints off the bench before he was plucked from relatively public obscurity and into the 2017 Wallaby squad. Injury cruelled his 2018 season however a successful return to Super Rugby with the Rebels in 2019 saw Uelese earn selection to his first Rugby World Cup.
Selected in the Australian U20s squad for the tenth-annual IRB Junior World Championship tournament in Georgia where he played in all five matches. Uelese won his first Test cap off the bench when starting hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau temporarily left the field in just the 18th minute of the 23-23, 1st Test draw with South Africa at nib Stadium. He picked up a second replacement cap, and his first international try, one week later in the 45-20, 1st Test victory over Argentina in Canberra.
Uelese was named in the Wallaby squad for the opening Test of the home series against Ireland. Tragically he ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee playing for the Rebels against Auckland the weekend before the first Irish Test and as a result missed the entire international season.
He earned seven caps throughout the season, six as a replacement hooker with his lone start coming against Samoa in Sydney.
Tri Nations 2021 season
Successful Tackles
International 2021 season
Missed Tackles
Super Rugby 2020 season
A powerfully framed, New Zealand-born hooker, Jordan Uelese was just two years of age and not yet out of nappies when he suited up for the Oriental Rongotai RFC's U6s alongside All Black #1147 Ardie Savea. The fourth of five boys, he grew up in Wellington and idolised the late, great Jerry Collins before the family moved to Melbourne in 2008. In his first season of senior football Uelese had played just 28 minutes of Super Rugby for the Rebels in three brief stints off the bench before he was plucked from relatively public obscurity into the 2017 Wallaby squad. He was then thrown into the proverbial deep end in his Test debut against South Africa in Perth.
Selected in the Australian U20s squad for the tenth-annual IRB Junior World Championship tournament in Georgia where he played in all five matches. Uelese won his first Test cap off the bench when starting hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau temporarily left the field in just the 18th minute of the 23-23 draw with South Africa at Perth's nib Stadium. He picked up a second replacement cap, and his first international try, one week later in a 45-20 victory over Argentina in Canberra.
Uelese was named in the Wallabies squad for the opening Test of the home series against Ireland. Tragically he ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament playing for the Rebels against Auckland the weekend before the first Ireland Test and missed the entire international season.
Rugby World Cup 2020 season
Jordan Uelese comes from Melbourne University Rugby Club and represented Melbourne Rebels in the Super U20s competition.
Uelese was selected to represent Australia in the World Rugby U20s Championships.
2017 Australian World Rugby U20s Team
U20s 2017 season
Kicks In Play
Jordan Uelese became the third Victorian to make his Super Rugby debut for the Melbourne Rebels when he came off the bench against the Blues in the opening game of the 2017 season. The hooker earned selection in the Australian U20s team for the 2016 and 2017 World Rugby U20s Championships in Machester and Georgia, respectively. Despite just three Super Rugby appearances, Uelese is currently a member of the Wallabies squad.
Uelese News
"I was in a dark place": Uelese seeing light again on eve of Super Rugby return
21 May 2019 Super Rugby
Jordan Uelese returns for Melbourne alongside 'little' brother Junior
TEAM NEWS: Haylett-Petty back for Rebels, Uelese to return in club rugby
2 May 2019 Super Rugby
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17 Jul 2019 The Rugby Championship
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