Tēvita Chris Satae (Tongan: Tēvita Kulisi Satae) (born 22 October 1992), anglicised David Chris Satae is a Tongan rugby league footballer who plays as a prop or second-row forward for Catalans Dragons in the Super League. He has previously played for Hull F.C. in the Super League.
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| Full name | Tēvita Chris Satae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 October 1992 Tofoa, Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 18 st 8 lb (118 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Satae played for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League.
Background
editSatae was born in Tofoa, Tonga.
Early career
editAfter playing rugby league at St Paul's College, Satae signed with the Penrith Panthers and played in their 2012 National Youth Competition side. Satae also played rugby union for the Ponsonby Rugby Club.[2]
Satae played in the Auckland Rugby League competition for the Glenora Bears and the Point Chevalier Pirates.[3] He represented the Akarana Falcons and the New Zealand Residents in 2016.[2]
Playing career
editNew Zealand Warriors
editHe then signed with the New Zealand Warriors and played in their 2017 Intrust Super Premiership NSW side.[2] On 31 March 2017 his contract was upgraded to a NRL squad contract.[4]
Later that year, In Round 20 of the 2017 NRL season, Satae made his NRL debut for the New Zealand Warriors against the North Queensland Cowboys.
Hull F.C.
editOn 5 August 2019, it was announced that Satae was granted a release effective immediately from the remainder of his contract, to take up a contract in Super League with Hull F.C. Satae played 16 games for Hull F.C. in the 2020 Super League season including the club's semi-final defeat against Wigan. In the 2021 Super League season, Satae played 21 games which saw Hull F.C. finish 8th on the table. Satae played nearly every game for Hull F.C. in the 2022 Super League season which saw the club finish 9th and miss the playoffs.[5][6] On 31 May 2023, Satae signed a two-year deal to join Catalans starting in 2024.[7] Satae played 26 matches for Hull F.C. for in the Super League XXVIII season as the club finished 10th on the table.[8]
Representative
editOn 25 June 2021 he was selected for the Combined Nations All Stars for their match against England, staged at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington, as part of England's 2021 Rugby League World Cup preparation.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Tevita Satae – Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ a b c NRL Digital Media. "Chris Satae – Warriors". Warriors.kiwi. Archived from the original on 24 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ "Unbeaten Papakura Sea Eagles feel the heat as Fox hits the home straight". Stuff. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ NRL Digital Media. "Vodafone Warriors add Satae to squad – Warriors". Warriors.kiwi. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ "Wigan Warriors v Hull FC highlights as FC struggle to find play-off form in one-sided defeat". www.hulldailymail.co.uk.
- ^ "Super League: Hull FC 32-30 Castleford Tigers - Away side fall just short of remarkable fightback". www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Super League: Catalans Dragons sign Hull prop Chris Satae on two-year deal from 2024". www.skysports.com.
- ^ "Hull FC highs and lows as mid-season resurgence not enough to prevent drop-off". www.hulldailymail.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ "Former Warriors among Kiwis named in Combined Nations All Stars side to face England". Stuff. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2023.