Jared Waerea-Hargreaves

Jared Waerea-Hargreaves
Personal information
Nickname JWH
Born (1989-01-20) 20 January 1989
Rotorua, New Zealand
Height 193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 116 kg (18 st 4 lb)
Playing information
Position Prop, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2009 Manly-Warringah 6 1 0 0 4
2010– Sydney Roosters 130 8 0 0 32
Total 136 9 0 0 36
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2009–13 New Zealand 16 2 0 0 8
2012–15 NRL All Stars 2 0 0 0 0
As of 21 December 2014
Source: [1]

Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (born 20 January 1989) is a professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Sydney Roosters of the National Rugby League. A New Zealand international representative Prop,[2] Waerea-Hargreaves started his NRL career at the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. Waerea-Hargreaves later moved to the Sydney Roosters, with whom he won the 2013 NRL Premiership.

Early years

Born in Rotorua, New Zealand, Waerea-Hargreaves is of Māori descent. Waerea-Hargreaves later moved to Australia and first made a name for himself playing schoolboy rugby union at Iona College (Queensland), through some impressive performances in the AIC competition, making the AIC rep side versing the GPS rep side. Waerea-Hargreaves joined the Waratahs Academy in Sydney. Waerea-Hargreaves played for Australia at the 2007 Under 19 Rugby World Championship in Ireland alongside future-Super Rugby players, such as Dan Palmer, Pat McCabe and Blair Connor.[3][4] Waerea-Hargreaves was signed by the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles recruitment manager, Noel Cleal, despite never having played rugby league.[5] Waerea-Hargreaves played in the Sea Eagles NYC team in 2008 and 2009.

Playing career

2009

Waerea-Hargreaves made his NRL debut against the Brisbane Broncos in Round 9, playing off the interchange bench in the Sea Eagles 22-20 win at Suncorp Stadium.[6] In his next match in Round 15 Waerea-Hargreaves scored his first NRL career try in the Sea Eagles 20-14 win against the Canberra Raiders at Brookvale Oval.[7] Waerea-Hargreaves played 6 matches and scored a try for the season, and was named in the Toyota Cup team of the year.[8] He was selected as part of the New Zealand Kiwis Four Nations squad and made his debut against Tonga.[9] Waerea-Hargreaves scored two tries against France in the Kiwis 62-12 win at Stade Ernest Wallon.[10]

2010

Waerea-Hargreaves joined the Sydney Roosters in 2010 on a three-year deal. For the ANZAC Test, he was selected to play for New Zealand from the interchange bench in their 12-8 loss.[11] In Finals Week 1 match against Wests Tigers, Waerea-Hargreaves was on a receiving end of big hit from the Tigers Simon Dwyer. The Roosters won 19-15 in golden point extra time due to a Shaun Kenny-Dowall 70 metre intercept try.[12] Waerea-Hargreaves played off the interchange bench in the 2010 NRL Grand Final, losing 32-8 to the St George-Illawarra Dragons.[13] He played in 19 matches for the Roosters in 2010. Waerea-Hargreaves played a match for New Zealand in the Four Nations, a 76-12 win against Papua New Guinea.[14]

2011

In Round 25 against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, Waerea-Hargreaves scored his first club try for the Roosters in the 36-25 win at SFS.[15] He played in 21 matches and scored a try for the season. Waerea-Hargreaves was selected in the New Zealand Four Nations squad.[16]

2012

On 6 February, Waerea-Hargreaves played for the NRL All Stars on the interchange bench in the 28-12 win over the Indigenous All Stars.[17] He played in 23 matches and scored 3 tries in 2012. Waerea-Hargreaves played off the interchange bench in the October test against Australia.[18]

2013

For the 2013 ANZAC Test, Waerea-Hargreaves played for New Zealand at Prop in their 32-12 loss.[19] In Round 9, he copped a 5-week suspension after being sent off for a head tackle against the Sea Eagles.[20] Waerea-Hargreaves played prop in the grand final against the Sea Eagles, the Roosters winning 26-18.[21][22] Waerea-Hargreaves played in 21 matches and scored a try in the Roosters successful year. He played for the Kiwis in all 7 matches of the World Cup including the 34-2 loss to Australia in the final.[23][24]

2014

In Round 11 against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs at ANZ Stadium, Waerea-Hargreaves played his 100th NRL career match in the Roosters 32-12 win.[25] In Round 19 against the Penrith Panthers at SFS, he played his 100th career match for the Roosters in the 32-12 win.[26] Waerea-Hargreaves finished off the 2014 season with him playing in 26 matches and scoring a try. In December, The Canberra Raiders offered Waerea-Hargreaves a multimillion-dollar contract but later ended negotiations after he failed to meet a deadline.[27][28]

2015

On 24 January, Waerea-Hargreaves was the co-captain of Roosters 2015 Auckland Nines squad alongside Mitchell Pearce.[29] On 13 February, he played for the NRL All Stars in the 2015 All Stars match. The NRL All Stars lost 20-6 to the Indigenous All Stars.[30] In Round 23 against the Parramatta Eels, Waerea-Hargreaves scored one of the best solo tries of the season, scoring a crucial try by steamrolling two defenders and brushed off two more to score next to the posts in the Roosters 28-18 win.[31][32] In the next match against the Brisbane Broncos, his season ended after he suffered a knee injury.[33][34] Waerea-Hargreaves finished the year with him playing in 19 matches and scoring 2 tries.

References

  1. "Jared Waerea-Hargreaves - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
  2. "League central:Jared Waerea-Hargreaves". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
  3. "Roosters star Jared Waerea-Hargreaves won't rule out return to rugby union". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
  4. "Worldly Waerea-Hargreaves journey finds benevolence in the violence". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
  5. Massoud, Josh (16 October 2008). "Soldiering on for his long-lost dad". Fox Sports News (Australia). Retrieved 3 July 2009.
  6. "Sea Eagles Beat Broncos 22-20". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
  7. "Sea Eagles all smiles after shaking off Raiders". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
  8. "Eight Clubs Represented in Toyota Cup Team of the Year". Foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
  9. "League: Chance for rookie Kiwis". The New Zealand Herald. NZPA. 12 October 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
  10. "Perrett treble sinks France". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
  11. "Kangaroos v New Zealand Test at AAMI Park". Couriermail.com.au. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
  12. "Shaun Keeny Dowall Scores in Golden Point as Roosters Pip Wests Tigers". Foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
  13. "Roosters Lead the Dragons 8-6 at half-time in NRL Grand Final". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
  14. "NZ Beat Papua New Guinea 76-12". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
  15. "Roosters Storm Home to Pull in Cronulla". The Australian. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
  16. "Nine Players from 2011 NRL Grand Final Named in New Zealand's Squad". Foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
  17. "Indigenous all Stars Take on NRL All Stars for Arthur Beetson Trophy". Foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
  18. "Australia Grind It Out in Second Half to Win 18-10 over New Zealand in Townsville Test Match". Foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
  19. "Australia Beat New Zealand 32-12". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
  20. "Roosters Move to Second on NRL Ladder". Foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
  21. "Rolling Coverage of Roosters v Sea Eagles". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
  22. Dominic Brock. "NRL Grand Final player ratings". NRL.com. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
  23. Richard Bott. "Australia 34 New Zealand 2: Kangaroos crowned world champions". Mail Online. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
  24. "World Cup final player ratings". NRL.com. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
  25. "Sonny Bill Williams Inflicts Some Pain on his Old Club". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
  26. "Roosters Put Panthers Down with a Gritty 32-12 Victory". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
  27. Chris Wilson. "Sydney Roosters prop Jared Waerea-Hargreaves in the sights of Canberra Raiders". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
  28. Lee Gaskin. "Canberra Raiders end negotiations with Sydney Roosters prop Jared Waerea-Hargreaves". Canberra Times. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
  29. "ROOSTERS NAME 2015 NINES SQUAD". Rugby League Week. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
  30. "Indigenous All Stars Have Beaten the NRL Stars 20-6". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
  31. "New dad Jared Waerea-Hargreaves produces crucial play in Sydney Roosters win over Parramatta Eels". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  32. James Phelps (26 February 2016). "Sydney Roosters Come From Behind to Beat Parramatta Eels". Fox Sports. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  33. James Hooper (26 February 2016). "Jared Warea-Hargreaves out for season as Roosters win thriller". Fox Sports. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  34. "Mitchell Pearce, Jared Waerea-Hargreaves suffer potential season-ending injuries as Sydney Roosters down Brisbane Broncos". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 26 February 2016.

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