Joe Ofahengaue

Joe Ofahengaue
Ofahengaue playing for the Broncos in 2014.
Personal information
Nickname Jo[1]
Born (1995-09-15) 15 September 1995
Auckland, New Zealand
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 112 kg (17 st 9 lb)
Playing information
Position Prop, Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2015– Brisbane Broncos 23 1 0 0 4
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2015–16 Tonga 2 0 0 0 0
As of 22 April 2016
Source: [2]

Joe Ofahengaue (born 15 September 1995) is a New Zealand-born Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League. He plays at prop.

Background

Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Ofahengaue is of Tongan descent[3] and moved to Australia at a young age. He attended St Peter Claver College alongside fellow NRL players Tautau Moga and Anthony Milford[4] and played his junior rugby league for the Ipswich Brothers, before being signed by the Brisbane Broncos.

Ofahengaue is the nephew of former Australian Wallabies rugby union player Viliami Ofahengaue.[5]

Playing career

Early career

From 2013 to 2015, Ofahengaue played for the Brisbane Broncos' NYC team.[6][7][8] On 3 May 2014, he played for the Queensland under-20s team against the New South Wales under-20s team.[9] On 18 October 2014, he played for the Junior Kangaroos against the Junior Kiwis.[10]

2015

In Round 2 of the 2015 NRL season, Ofahengaue made his NRL debut for the Broncos against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.[11] On 2 May, he again played for the Junior Kangaroos against Junior Kiwis.[12] On 1 June, he re-signed with the Broncos on a 2-year contract.[13] On 14 September, he was named at prop in the 2015 NYC Team of the Year.[14] He went on to play 14 games for the Broncos during the 2015 season, including the 2015 NRL Grand Final in which they lost to the North Queensland Cowboys by 1 point.[15][16] On 17 October, he played for Tonga against the Cook Islands in their Asia-Pacific Qualifier for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.[17]

References

  1. ↑ "Joe Ofahengaue". Broncos.com.au. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  2. ↑ "Jo Ofahengaue - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
  3. ↑ "Ofahengaue honours family name". NRL.com. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
  4. ↑ "Claver class shining in league stars | Ipswich Queensland Times". Qt.com.au. 2014-10-14. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
  5. ↑ "Former Wallaby Willie Ofahengaue’s nephew Joe a Broncos rising star". Couriermail.com.au. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  6. ↑ "Ipswich stars to tackle NSW | Ipswich Queensland Times". Qt.com.au. 2013-06-25. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  7. ↑ "Ipswich talent Milford, Ofahengaue and Greinkein in U20s | Ipswich Queensland Times". Qt.com.au. 2014-04-29. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  8. ↑ "Go Time For Joe". Broncos.com.au. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  9. ↑ "Queensland name Under-20s Origin team". NRL.com. 2014-04-28. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  10. ↑ "Junior Kangaroos side to face NZ". NRL.com. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  11. ↑ "Late Mail - Broncos v Sharks". Broncos.com.au. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  12. ↑ "Representative Round team lists". NRL.com. 2015-04-28. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  13. ↑ "Lock Up Big Joe". Broncos.com.au. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  14. ↑ "2015 Holden Cup Team of the Year". NRL.com. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
  15. ↑ "Custom Match List". Rugby League Project. 2015-08-20. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
  16. ↑ "NRL Grand Final 2015 : Cowboys Beaqt broncos 16-17 to Claim First NRL Premiership". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
  17. ↑ "Live stream: Tonga v Cook Islands". NRL.com. Retrieved 2015-10-18.

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