{"id":12455,"date":"2026-10-01T17:00:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T15:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catalansdragons.com\/?p=12455"},"modified":"2026-10-01T14:54:01","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T12:54:01","slug":"hame-sele-rejoint-les-dragons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catalansdragons.com\/en\/news\/hame-sele-rejoint-les-dragons\/","title":{"rendered":"Hame Sele joins Catalans Dragons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Catalans Dragons are delighted to announce the signing of Hame Sele, who will join the club ahead of the 2027 season.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 29-year-old Tongan international forward, who joins the club from St George Illawarra, has signed a two-year contract with the club, with an option for a further season.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trained at St George Illawarra, where he made his NRL debut in 2017, Hame Sele has also represented Penrith Panthers and South Sydney Rabbitohs during his career.<\/p>\n<p>He has made 94 NRL appearances so far, as well as earning two caps for Tonga in 2023 against England.<\/p>\n<p>A powerful and experienced forward, Hame Sele will strengthen the Catalans pack from next season.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hame Sele : CV express<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Date of birth<\/strong> : 12 november 1996<br \/>\n<strong>Age<\/strong> : 29 years-old<br \/>\n<strong>Height<\/strong> : 182 cm<br \/>\n<strong>Weight<\/strong> : 102 kg<br \/>\n<strong>Position<\/strong> : Prop<br \/>\n<strong>Professional debut<\/strong> : 8 april 2017, St George Illawarra vs Manly Sea Eagles<\/p>\n<p><strong>Clubs stats\u00a0:<\/strong><br \/>\nSt George Illawarra (2017-2018 | 2024-2026) : 40 appearances<br \/>\nPenrith Panthers (2019)\u00a0: 5 appearances<br \/>\nSouth Sydney Rabbitohs\u00a0(2020-2023)\u00a0: 49 appearances, 2 tries<\/p>\n<p><strong>International caps\u00a0:<\/strong> Tonga (2023)\u00a0: 2 appearances<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12452\" src=\"https:\/\/catalansdragons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Sele.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2500\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Catalans Dragons are delighted to announce the signing of Hame Sele, who will join the club ahead of the 2027 season. 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