Atelea Vea

Atelea Vea is a Tonga international rugby league footballer who last played for the Leigh Centurions in the Super League. He plays as a prop, lock or second-row forward. He has previously played for the Melbourne Storm, Cronulla Sharks, St. George Illawarra and the London Broncos.

Atelea Vea
Personal information
Born (1986-11-27) 27 November 1986
Sydney, Australia
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight103 kg (16 st 3 lb)[1]
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Lock, Prop
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2009–10 Cronulla Sharks 8 0 0 0 0
2011 Melbourne Storm 11 0 0 0 0
2012–13 St. George Illawarra 3 0 0 0 0
2014 London Broncos 23 2 0 0 8
2015–16 St Helens 40 10 0 0 40
2017 Leigh Centurions 27 7 0 0 28
Total 112 19 0 0 76
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2009 Tonga 2 1 0 0 4
As of 4 March 2018
Source: [2][3][4]

He made his first-grade début for the Sharks in 2009. He was selected to play for Tonga in the 2009 Pacific Cup.[5]

Background

Vea was born in Sydney, Australia.

Playing career

2009–10: Career with Cronulla

Vea made his first-grade début for the Cronulla Sharks away to the Penrith Panthers, in a round 10 loss, a game in which he came on off the interchange bench.[6] He then featured in the 26–4 loss at home to the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the next round, where he was again on the bench.[7] His first start for the Sharks came when the side hit something of a run of form. He started out in the second-row in a narrow 13–10 win over the Parramatta Eels,[8] and he kept his starting place in wins over New Zealand Warriors (18–10),[9] Canberra Raiders (24–22)[10] and the thumping 46–16 thrashing of Brisbane Broncos,[11] all of which were consecutive appearances. He was, in round 16 at the Sydney Roosters, shuffled to lock, where the Sharks lost their first game in four.[12] He then had to wait another 10 rounds before being selected again, in the 26–24 loss to the South Sydney Rabbitohs.[13]

2011: Career with Melbourne

In 2011, he played for the Melbourne Storm team, playing 9 games for the team, with all appearances of the bench. His performance in a losing effort in Round 26 against the Sydney Roosters was praised by coach Craig Bellamy given the injury toll on the night.

2012–13: Career with St George-Illawarra

He played for the St George Illawarra Dragons in 2012 and 2013.

2014: Career with London

He joined the London Broncos on 24 February 2014.[14]

Representative career

He made his international début for Tonga in a 44–14 defeat by Papua New Guinea, where Vea scored a try.[15] As Tonga did not progress to the final, Vea's next game was in the third/fourth place play-off loss to Fiji.[16]

References
  1. "Atelea Vea St Helens". www.superleague.co.uk. Rugby Football League. 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  2. loverugbyleague
  3. RLP
  4. London Official Archived 16 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "rleague.com profile". rleague.com. 16 January 2010. Archived from the original on 13 January 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
  6. "Panthers 26–22 Sharks". rleague.com. 16 May 2009. Archived from the original on 3 January 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
  7. "Sharks 4–26 Dragons". rleague.com. 23 May 2009. Archived from the original on 3 January 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
  8. "Eels 10–13 Sharks". rleague.com. 30 May 2009. Archived from the original on 3 January 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
  9. "Sharks 18–10 Warriors". rleague.com. 7 June 2009. Archived from the original on 3 January 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
  10. "Raiders 22–24 Sharks". rleague.com. 14 June 2009. Archived from the original on 3 January 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
  11. "Sharks 46–12 Broncos". rleague.com. 22 June 2009. Archived from the original on 3 January 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
  12. "Roosters 19–12 Sharks". rleague.com. 27 June 2009. Archived from the original on 3 January 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
  13. "Sharks 24–26 Rabbitohs". rleague.com. 5 September 2009. Archived from the original on 3 January 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
  14. "Dragons Recruit Vea For 2012". www.dragons.com.au. 23 October 2011. Archived from the original on 23 October 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  15. "PNG 44–14 Tonga". Daily Telegraph. 25 October 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
  16. "Fiji 26–16 Tonga". Herald Sun. 31 October 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
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