Uwe Helu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tauate Valu Uwe Helu | ||
| Born |
12 July 1990 Tonga | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 115 kg (18 st 2 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | St Thomas of Canterbury College | ||
| University | Takushoku University | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Lock / Flanker | ||
| Current club | Yamaha Júbilo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2014− | Yamaha Júbilo | 13 | (20) |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 2016− | Japan | 3 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 8 November 2016. | |||
Uwe Helu (ヘルウヴェ Helu Uwe, born 12 July 1990) is a Tongan-born, Japanese international rugby union player who plays as a lock or flanker.[1] He currently plays for Yamaha Júbilo in Japan's domestic Top League.[2][3]
Club Career
Helu was born in Tonga, attended secondary school in Christchurch, New Zealand and then university in Tokyo, Japan. After graduating from university he signed up to play Top League rugby with Yamaha Júbilo in 2014. His appearances were sparse in his first two seasons with Yamaha, but in 2016 he began to be much more of a regular in the side.[4]
International
After only 13 Top League appearances for Yamaha Júbilo, which included 3 starts, Helu received his first call-up to his adopted country, Japan's senior squad ahead of the 2016 end-of-year rugby union internationals. He debuted as a second half replacement in new head coach, Jamie Joseph's first game, a 54-20 loss at home to Argentina.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Uwe Helu ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ↑ "Uwe Helu Top League Player Profile" (in Japanese). Top League. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ↑ "Uwe Helu Yamaha Jubilo Player Profile" (in Japanese). Yamaha Motors. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ↑ "Uwe Helu itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 8 November 2016.