Herman Ese'ese

Herman Ese'ese

Ese'ese in 2019
Personal information
Born	(1994-09-07) 7 September 1994 (age 29) Auckland, New Zealand
Height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	107 kg (16 st 12 lb)
Playing information
Position	Prop, Loose forward
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2015 Canterbury Bulldogs 1 0 0 0 0 2016–17 Brisbane Broncos 30 1 0 0 4 2018–20 Newcastle Knights 62 5 0 0 20 2021–22 Gold Coast Titans 16 2 0 0 8 2023 Dolphins 20 0 0 0 0 2024– Hull FC 7 0 0 0 0 Total 136 8 0 0 32 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2016 Queensland Residents 1 0 0 0 0 2017–19 Samoa 6 0 0 0 0 2018 New Zealand 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1] As of 7 January 2024

Herman Ese'ese (born 7 September 1994) is a New Zealand and Samoan professional rugby league footballer, who plays as a prop, and loose forward for Hull FC in the Betfred Super League. He has also played for both New Zealand and Samoa at international level.

He previously played for the Dolphins, the Gold Coast Titans, the Newcastle Knights, the Brisbane Broncos, and the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the National Rugby League (NRL) in Australia.

Background

Ese'ese was born in Auckland, New Zealand. He is of Samoan descent and is the nephew of New Zealand Kiwis international Ali Lauiti'iti. ^[2]

Ese'ese played his junior rugby league for the Mangere East Hawks and Wests Panthers, before being signed by the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in 2015. ^[3]

Playing career

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (2013-2015)

In 2013 and 2014, Ese'ese played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs' NYC team. ^{[4] [5]}

In 2015, Ese'ese graduated to the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs' New South Wales Cup team. ^[6] In Round 7 of the 2015 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Canterbury-Bankstown club against the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles. ^{[7] [8]} He was contracted to the Bulldogs until the end of 2016, ^[9] however, after being stood down in April due to a drink driving charge, ^[10] he was released from the final year of his contract. ^[11] Late in the year, he signed with the Souths Logan Magpies in the Queensland Cup for 2016, while training with the Brisbane Broncos during the 2016 pre-season. ^[11]

Brisbane Broncos (2016-2017)

In 2016, after gaining a contract with the Brisbane Broncos during the pre-season, Ese'ese made his Brisbane debut against South Sydney in Round 8 of the season. ^{[12] [13]} In September, he re-signed with the Brisbane club on a two-year contract until the end of 2018. ^[14]

Ese’ese earned a starting spot at prop over Korbin Sims in some matches. ^[15] On 6 May, Ese’ese made his international debut for Samoa against England, playing off the interchange bench in the 30–10 loss at Campbelltown Stadium. ^{[16] [17]}

Newcastle Knights (2018-2020)

In July 2017, he signed a three-year contract with the Newcastle Knights starting in 2018. ^[18] In round 25, he scored his first ever NRL try against the Parramatta Eels, in Brisbane's 34–52 loss at Suncorp Stadium. ^[19]

In round 1 of the 2018 season, Ese'ese made his debut for Newcastle in their 19–18 golden point extra-time win over the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles. ^[20]

In the 2019 NRL season,Ese'ese played 18 games for Newcastle as the club finished 11th on the table for a second consecutive year. ^[21]

Gold Coast Titans (2021-2022)

In July 2020, Ese'ese signed a two-year contract with the Gold Coast Titans starting in 2021. ^[22] In round 10 of the 2021 NRL season, he was sent off for a high tackle during the Gold Coast's 48–12 loss against Penrith. ^[23]

Following the Gold Coast's decision not to extend Ese'ese's contract, former coach from the Brisbane Broncos, Wayne Bennett signed him to the Dolphins for the 2023 NRL season. ^[24] He played a total of 13 games for the Gold Coast in the 2022 NRL season as the club finished 13th on the table. ^[25]

Dolphins (2023)

In round 5 of the 2023 NRL season, Ese'ese made his club debut for the Dolphins against the St George Illawarra Dragons at WIN Stadium. He played a total of twenty games for the Dolphins.

Further information: List of Dolphins (NRL) players

Hull F.C.

On 15 August 2023, Ese'ese signed a three-year deal to join English side Hull F.C. starting in 2024. ^[26] Ese'ese made his club debut for Hull F.C. against arch-rivals Hull Kingston Rovers in round 1 of the 2024 Super League season. He was sent to the sin bin during the first half of the match for a dangerous high tackle. Hull F.C. would go on to lose the match 22-0. ^[27]

References

1. "Herman Eseese - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
2. TOOHEY, BARRY (11 July 2018). "Herman Ese'ese creating his own path at Knights after quitting Broncos" . Retrieved 12 July 2018.
3. "Dogs debutant Ese'ese's dream come true". NRL.com. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
4. "Herman Ese'ese". Nycdatabase.org. Archived from the original on 19 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
5. "NYC LATE MAIL: Bulldogs v Roosters". Bulldogs.com.au. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
6. "VB NSW CUP TEAMS ROUND 1". NSWRL.com.au. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
7. "NRL 2015 - Round 7". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
8. "NRL LATE MAIL: Bulldogs v Sea-Eagles". Bulldogs.com.au. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
9. "16 ROOKIES YOU NEED TO WATCH AT THE NINES". Rugbyleagueweek.com.au. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
10. "Statement regarding Herman Ese'ese | NRL". Zero Tackle. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
11. "Sam Scarlett Joins Brisbane Herman Eseese to Train with Broncos During Pre-season". Couriermail.com.au. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
12. "Updated team lists: Broncos v Rabbitohs". NRL.com. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
13. NRL. "Late Mail - Broncos v Rabbitohs". Broncos. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
14. Broncos.com.au (1 September 2016). "Trio commit to Broncos". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
15. "Herman Ese'ese cements starting spot". 11 May 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
16. "Couriermail.com.au | Subscribe to The Courier Mail for exclusive stories". www.couriermail.com.au.
17. "England too strong for Samoa". 6 May 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
18. "Knights sign Herman Ese'ese". Zero Tackle. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
19. "Eels send finals warning with Broncos demolition". 24 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
20. "Late mail: Knights v Manly". 9 March 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
21. "2019 SEASON REVIEW NEWCASTLE KNIGHT". Nothing But League.
22. "HERMAN HEADED TO THE TITANS". Gold Coast Titans. 13 July 2020.
23. "Penrith, Parramatta and Melbourne — all score wins on final day of Magic Round". ABC News. 16 May 2021.
24. "Ese'ese joins Dolphins engine room". 29 September 2022.
25. "Titans' million-dollar man goes missing as Holbrook rues costly mistake: Brutal Review". www.foxsports.com.au. 8 September 2022.
26. "Herman Ese'ese: Hull FC to sign Dolphins, Samoa and New Zealand prop for 2024". BBC Sport.
27. "Hull FC 0-22 Hull KR - Rovers win season opener as hosts have two sent off". www.bbc.co.uk.

External links

• Dolphins profile
• 2017 RLWC profile