Jared Waerea-Hargreaves
Encyclopedia
Jared Waerea-Hargreaves is a rugby league player currently with the Sydney Roosters
in the NRL
. He plays in the second-row.
at Iona College in Queensland, through some impressive performances in the AIC competition, he made the AIC rep side versing the GPS rep side. He joined the Waratahs Academy in Sydney
. He played for Australia
at the 2007 Under 19 Rugby World Championship
in Ireland
alongside future-Super 14
players, such as Dan Palmer
, Pat McCabe and Blair Connor.
, despite never having played rugby league
. He made his first-grade debut against the Brisbane Broncos
in May 2009.
He joined the Sydney Roosters
in 2010 on a three-year deal, and played in the 2010 Grand Final, losing to the St George-Illawarra Dragons.
.
Sydney Roosters
The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League and is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Australian rugby league history, having won twelve New South Wales Rugby League...
in the NRL
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
. He plays in the second-row.
Early years
Waerea-Hargreaves first made a name for himself playing schoolboy rugby unionRugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
at Iona College in Queensland, through some impressive performances in the AIC competition, he made the AIC rep side versing the GPS rep side. He joined the Waratahs Academy in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
. He played for Australia
Australia national rugby union team
The Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in rugby union. The national team is nicknamed the Wallabies and competes annually with New Zealand and South Africa in the Tri-Nations Series, in which they also contest the Bledisloe Cup with New Zealand and the...
at the 2007 Under 19 Rugby World Championship
2007 Under 19 Rugby World Championship
The International Rugby Board awarded the 2007 Under 19 Rugby World Championship to the Irish Rugby Football Union and the Ulster branch hosted it. The Tournament, which took place in Belfast, Northern Ireland from 4-21 April, was split into two divisions of twelve teams...
in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
alongside future-Super 14
Super 14
Super Rugby is the largest and pre-eminent professional Rugby union competition in the Southern Hemisphere...
players, such as Dan Palmer
Dan Palmer (rugby)
Dan Palmer plays as a prop for the Waratahs.-Career:Palmer made his debut in 2008 against the Highlanders and has now played 14 games. His current Waratahs contract is for 2 years...
, Pat McCabe and Blair Connor.
Playing career
Waerea-Hargreaves was signed by Manly's recruitment manager, Noel ClealNoel Cleal
Noel Harvey "Crusher" Cleal is an Australian former rugby league footballer who also had a successful coaching career...
, despite never having played rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
. He made his first-grade debut against the Brisbane Broncos
Brisbane Broncos
The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the city of Brisbane, the capital of the state of Queensland. Founded in 1988, the Broncos play in Australasia's elite competition, the National Rugby League premiership. They have won six premierships and two...
in May 2009.
He joined the Sydney Roosters
Sydney Roosters
The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League and is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Australian rugby league history, having won twelve New South Wales Rugby League...
in 2010 on a three-year deal, and played in the 2010 Grand Final, losing to the St George-Illawarra Dragons.
Representative career
In 2009 Waerea-Hargreaves was selected as part of the New Zealand Kiwis Four Nations squad and made his debut against TongaTonga national rugby league team
The Tonga national rugby league team is a national sporting side, representing Tonga in rugby league football. Rugby league is a popular sport in Tonga, and the national team has become one of the best performed nations in the world...
.