Akuila Uate

Infobox rugby league biography
playername = Akuila Uate
fullname = Akuila Uate
nickname = Aku, the Eagle, Wati, Aquila, Fijian flyer


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position = Wing
currentclub = leagueicon|Newcastle|size=16 Newcastle Knights
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1987|10|6|df=yes
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countryofbirth = Fiji
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weight = convert|97|kg|stlb|abbr=on
club1 = leagueicon|Newcastle|size=16 Newcastle Knights
year1start = 2008
year1end = present
appearances1 = 4
tries1 = 3
goals1 = 0
fieldgoals1 = 0
points1 = 12
teamA = leagueicon|Fiji|size=16 Fiji
yearAstart = 2006
yearAend =
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updated = 17:40, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
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Akuila Uate (born 6 October 1987 in Fiji) is a rugby league player for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League. He plays on the wing. He is a Fijian international.cite web|url=http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=95658|title=The next Tuqiri|publisher=Fiji Times|date=2008-07-21|accessdate=2008-07-28]

He has been named in the Fiji training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.cite web|url=http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=96697|title=Bati pencil in new Newcastle pace ace Uate|publisher=Fiji Times Online|date=2008-08-01|accessdate=2008-08-02]

He is the fastest player in the competition. He came 3rd in the underage Australian sprinting finals.

He has been named in the Fiji squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/7658506.stm|title=Samoa, Tonga and Fiji name squads|publisher=BBC|date=2008-10-08|accessdate=2008-10-10]

References

External links

* [http://www.newcastleknights.com.au/scoreboard/playerstats.asp Newcastle Knights profile]
* [http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,23882172-23214,00.html Uate may finally get his chance]
* [http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/sport/nrl/story/0,26799,23342960-5006066,00.html Newcastle's Fijian flyer]
* [http://theherald.yourguide.com.au/news/local/sport/afl/uate-in-demand-fijian-rookies-manager-urges-knights-to-talk-fast/779733.aspx Uate in demand Fijian rookie's manager urges Knights to talk fast]
* [http://theherald.yourguide.com.au/news/local/sport/soccer/fijian-flyer-chooses-to-stay-in-knights-castle/786599.aspx Fijian flyer chooses to stay in Knights castle]
* [http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=92198 Uate extends deal with Newcastle]
* [http://www.lasttackle.com/worldcup.php/3161/fiji-2.html Fiji]
* [http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=7-2130-0-0-0&sID=26424 Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League]