Chris Ulugia

Chris Ulugia (born 15 January 1992) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays for Featherstone Rovers in the Betfred Championship. He plays as a centre.

Chris Ulugia
Personal information
Full nameChristopher Ulugia
Born (1992-01-15) 15 January 1992
New Zealand
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight15 st 4 lb (97 kg)
Playing information
PositionCentre, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2015–16 Bradford Bulls 6 4 0 0 16
2015(loan) → Oxford 2 0 0 0 0
2015(loan) → Batley Bulldogs 3 2 0 0 8
2016(loan) → Batley Bulldogs 26 13 0 0 52
2017– Featherstone Rovers 22 11 0 0 44
Total 59 30 0 0 120
As of 6 April 2018
Source: [1][2][3]

Background

Ulugia was born in New Zealand and is of Samoan heritage. He moved to Australia at the age of three and represented New South Wales at youth level.

Playing career

Ulugia is a former Parramatta junior and who then played in the Queensland Cup for the Mackay Cutters. He was the part of the Cutters side that won the 2013 Queensland Cup.[4][5][6]

Bradford

Ulugia signed for Bradford Bulls on a 2-year deal in 2015.[7][8] He featured in the pre-season friendlies against Castleford and Leeds. He scored against Leeds (1 try).

He featured in Round 1 (Leigh Centurions) then in Round 3 (Featherstone Rovers). Ulugia played in Round 5 (Batley Bulldogs) then in Round 7 (Halifax). He featured in Round 9 (London Broncos). Ulugia played in the Challenge Cup in Round 5 (Hull Kingston Rovers). He scored against Featherstone Rovers (2 tries), Batley Bulldogs (1 try) and London Broncos (1 try).

He was later loaned out to Oxford and then Batley Bulldogs. Batley Bulldogs attempted to sign Ulugia permanently for the 2016 season, however he failed to gain a visa and instead remained at Batley Bulldogs as a Bradford Bulls loanee.[9][10]

As of season 2017, he is now with Featherstone Rovers.

References
  1. "Chris Ulugia".
  2. "Chris Ulugia". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  3. Rugby League Project
  4. "Cookies".
  5. "Debutant Ulugia hoping to cement spot with the Cutters". Mackay Daily Mercury.
  6. "Toyota Cup Team Lists : Round 1". NRL - The official site of the National Rugby League - NRL.com.
  7. "Bulls sign utility man Ulugia". ITV News.
  8. "Super League: Utility back Chris Ulugia joins Bradford on a two-year contract". Sky Sports.
  9. "No visa, but 'Dogs still have Ulugia for 2016 -- The Press Newspaper - The Intelligent Weekly".
  10. "Samoan Ulugia is set for return to Batley".
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