Newcastle Knights flyer Akuila Uate has taken the out the Petero Civoniceva Medal for the year 2010 held at the NSW Leagues Club last night. In the same year that saw Uate win the 2010 Dally M winger of the year award the boy from Namatikula held off 2009 Dally M award and PC Medal winner in Parramatta’s Jarryd Hayne and fellow Namatikula native in West’s Tigers Lote Tuqiri.
Fellow Knights teammate Wes Naiqama was on hand to collect the award for Uate who was unable to attend the event with the recent arrival of his new child.
AFRL Vice-Chairman Manoa Thompson was also the inaugural inductee into the AFRL Hall of Fame and the AFRL would like to congratulate him on this great achievement as well as thanking him for his acceptance speech and performance which will go down as one of the greatest and funniest moments in the Petero Civoniceva Medal night history.
The AFRL also used the event to announce its new two year major sponsorship with Fiji Me as well as a new shorts sponsorship deal with Winners World Travel and a two year extension with apparel partner KooGa and accommodation partner The Uprising Beach Resort.
The AFRL would like to thank all who attended the event including all its sponsors and corporate partners as well as AFRL patron Petero Civoniceva and all the NRL players in particular whose presence and support with the AFRL has helped stimulate unbelievable growth in all areas within our organization.
Award Recipients on the night were:
Petero Civoniceva Medal: Akuila Uate (Newcastle Knights)
James Pickering Rising Star: Jacob Loko (Parramatta Eels)
AFRL Hall of Fame Inductee: Manoa Thompson (Fiji Bati, South Sydney Rabbitohs, Wests Magpies, Auckland Warriors, Warrington Wolves)
AFRL Achievement Awards:
NRL Debut - Kevin Naiqama (Newcastle Knights)
NRL Debut – Daniel Rauicava (Canterbury Bulldogs)
5 year Service Award as Fiji Bati captain – Wes Naiqama (Newcastle Knights)
AFRL Fiji Bati Player of the Year: Junior Roqica (Wests Tigers)
Noa Nadruku Trophy (AFRL senior player of the year): Junior Roqica (Wests Tigers)
AFRL Cabramatta World Nines Player of the Year Award: Joe Delana (Penrith Brothers)
AFRL Junior Bati Player of the Year: Junior Rika (Wentworthville Magpies)
AFRL U/20’s Player of the Year: Joe Ulubau (Wests Tigers)
AFRL U/18’s Player of the Year: Paul Rokolati (Sydney Roosters)
AFRL U/16’s Player of the Year: Willis Meehan (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
Newcastle Knights star Akuila Uate adds the 2010 Petero Civoniceva Medal to his 2010
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