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Adam Watene

  • 31 years old
  • Male
  • Born Jul 20, 1977
  • Died Oct 12, 2008
  • leeds/castleford, United Kingdom
this tribute is for a a great rugby league player- adam. He played as a prop for Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, Bradford Bulls, Castleford Tigers and represented the Cook Islands.
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A TRUE LEGEND

Full name

Adam Watene

Nickname

Morlock, Monster, The Gentle Giant

Born

20 July 1977(1977-07-20)

Died

12 October 2008 (aged 31)

 

Wakefield, England

Career

In 2005 Watene helped the Castleford Tigers gain promotion to Super League. He was signed by Brian Noble in 2006 for the Bradford Bulls[1] but only spent one year at the club before leaving for the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. In 2007 Watene was named one of wakefields best players despite only scoring one try

 

Personal life

Watene had a wife and two children, he was also the brother of Frank watene who plays for Halifax RLFC

 

Death

On 13 October 2008 Wakefield announced that he died of a suspected heart attack at the age of 31 after collapsing during a weight training session in the gym

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