Akuila Uate

Akuila Uate

Uate playing for Fiji in 2008.
Personal information
Nickname	Aku, Akuila the Thriller
Born	(1987-10-06) 6 October 1987 (age 29) Votua, Nadroga-Navosa, Fiji
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	98 kg (15 st 6 lb)
Playing information
Position	Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2008–16 Newcastle Knights 161 110 0 0 440 2017– Manly Warringah 5 2 0 0 8 Total 166 112 0 0 448 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2006–16 Fiji 12 13 0 0 52 2010–12 Prime Minister's XIII 2 2 0 0 8 2011–13 NRL All Stars 2 1 0 0 4 2011–15 Country NSW 3 3 0 0 12 2011–12 New South Wales 5 2 0 0 8 2011–12 Australia 5 3 0 0 12
As of 11 September 2016 Source:

Akuila Uate (born 6 October 1987) is a Fijian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League. A three time Dally M Winger of the Year, he has represented New South Wales in State of Origin and both Fiji and Australia in international football. He plays at wing. He previously played for the Newcastle Knights and is currently the highest try-scorer in their history.

Born in Votua, in the Province of Nadroga-Navosa, Uate moved to Woy Woy, New South Wales, Australia as a 15-year and played his junior football for the Woy Woy Roosters in New South Wales before being signed by the Newcastle Knights. As a junior, Uate came 3rd in the underage Australian sprinting finals. Uate was tipped as a future superstar by Knights legend, Andrew Johns. Johns said about Uate, "In all my years in rugby league I've never seen a better athlete than this bloke." He was also described by the talent scout who spotted him as "the next Lote Tuqiri". Uate played for the Knights' Premier League and Jersey Flegg teams in 2006. Uate scored a try in the 2006 Jersey Flegg Grand Final 22-20 loss to the Penrith Panthers Jersey Flegg side. While attending Brisbane Waters Senior College, Uate played for the Australian schoolboys in 2005. On 7 October 2006, Uate represented Fiji in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup qualifying match against the Cook Islands, playing at centre and scoring a try in the 40-4 win at Penrith Stadium.