Adam Watene
Personal information
Nickname	Morlock, Monster, The Gentle Giant
Born	20 July 1977(1977-07-20)
Died	13 October 2008 (aged 31)
	Wakefield, England
Playing information
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	17 st 0 lb (108 kg)
Position	Prop
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2005	Castleford Tigers	28	6	0	0	24
2006	Bradford Bulls	4	0	0	0	0
2006–08	Wakefield Trinity	58	6	0	0	24
	Total	90	12	0	0	48
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
	Cook Islands
As of 4 May 2008
Source: Rugby League Project

Adam Watene (20 July 1977 – 12 October 2008) was a Cook Islands rugby league player. He played as a prop for Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, Bradford Bulls, Castleford Tigers and represented the Cook Islands.

Contents 1 Career 2 Death 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Career

In 2005 Watene helped the Castleford Tigers gain promotion to Super League. He was signed by Brian Noble in 2006 for the Bradford Bulls^[1] but only spent one year at the club before leaving for the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats.^[2] In 2007 Watene was one of Wakefield's best players, despite only scoring one try^{[citation needed]}.

[edit] Death

On 13 October 2008 Wakefield announced that he died of a suspected heart attack at the age of 31 after collapsing during a weight training session in the gym.^[3][4]

[edit] Personal life

Watene had a wife and two children, he was also the cousin of Frank Watene who plays for Halifax RLFC.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
• Profile at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk
• Wakefield Trinity Wildcats profile
• Super League profile

Persondata
NAME	Watene, Adam
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Watene, Adam
SHORT DESCRIPTION
DATE OF BIRTH	1977-6-20
PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH	2008-10-12
PLACE OF DEATH	Wakefield, England, United Kingdom

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