Akuila Uate
Personal information
Full name	Akuila Uate
Nickname	Aku, the Eagle, Wati, Aquila, Fijian flyer
Born	6 October 1987 (1987-10-06) (age 22)
Weight	97 kg (15 st 4 lb)
Playing information
Position	Wing
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2008–	Newcastle Knights	9	7	0	0	28
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2008–	Fiji	6	9	0	0	36

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.^[1] As a junior, he came 3rd in the underage Australian sprinting finals.

[edit] Career

He played in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup for Fiji.^[2] He was considered one of the tournament's 'Players to Watch' by NRL Live pre-tournament, and lived up the billing, scoring 5 tries and leading the competition for line breaks as Fiji made it to the semi-finals of the tournament.^[3]

His incredible speed and strength has seen Uate tipped as a future superstar by no less of a judge than 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".^[4] He is the second fastest player in the NRL after Jamal Idris He is currently on a four year contract with the Newcastle Knights.

[edit] Newcastle Knights

Following his performances in the World Cup, Uate secured a regular starting place on the wing for the Knights in the 2009 NRL Season. Uate has maintained his spot with the Newcastle Knights for at least four year after signing a contract in 2009.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Newcastle Knights profile
• Uate may finally get his chance
• Newcastle's Fijian flyer
• Uate in demand Fijian rookie's manager urges Knights to talk fast
• Fijian flyer chooses to stay in Knights castle
• Uate extends deal with Newcastle
• Fiji
• Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League

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