Whetu Taewa
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Whetu Taewa | |
| Date of birth | 19 October 1970 | |
| Place of birth | West Coast,  New Zealand |
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| Height | 176cm | |
| Weight | 89kg | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Years | Club | |
1989 1990-93 1994 |
West Coast Hallswell Canterbury Counties Manukau |
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| Senior clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| 1995 1996 1997-98 1999-02 |
Auckland North Queensland Sheffield Hull KR |
11 (4) (8) |
| Representative teams | ||
| 1988 1989-96 |
Junior Kiwis New Zealand |
6 (4) |
| Professional clubs coached | ||
| 2003 | Assistant Coach: Hull KR | |
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* Professional club appearances and points |
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Whetu Taewa is a former New Zealand rugby league player.
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[edit] New Zealand
Whetu started playing on the West Coast where he played all grades up to the West Coast Representative side and made the Junior Kiwis in 1988. In 1989 he moved to Christchurch and played for the Hallswell club. This was the year he first made the New Zealand Kiwis, joining there tour to Great Britain. From 1990 to 1993 he was part of the great Canterbury side and again joined the Kiwis on the 1993 tour.[1]
[edit] Australian Rugby League
In 1994 he signed with the Auckland Warriors who were to be a new team in the Australian Rugby League premiership. He moved up to Auckland and played for the Counties Manukau Heroes in the Lion Red Cup that year. In 1995 he was in the inaugural run on side for the Warriors in there first match against the Brisbane Broncos.[2] However in 1996 he was not wanted by the club and he joined the North Queensland Cowboys.[3]
[edit] England
In 1997 he joined the Sheffield Eagles in the Superleague (Europe) competition.[4] In his time with Sheffield he was part of the side that won the 1998 Challenge Cup.
In 1999 he joined the Hull Kingston Rovers who played in the Northern Ford Premiership, the division below the Super League.[5]
In 2003 he was an assistant coach for Hull KR before he returned home.[6] He now resides in Cromwell.[7]
[edit] Sources
- ^ Kiwi Player Profiles http://www.nzleague.co.nz/Players/kiwis_players_Selection.php?id=T&number=616
- ^ Warriors 1995-2008 http://www.warriors.co.nz/page/warriors_1995_2008_player_roster.html
- ^ Try Scoreres: Whetu Taewa http://stats.rleague.com/rl/scorers/players/Whetu_Taewa.html
- ^ 1997 Super League: Sheffield Eagles http://www.rugby-league-world.com/1997/Results/StonesSL/Sheffield.html
- ^ 2000 Northern Ford Premiership Guide http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2000/11/29/slgide30.xml
- ^ Whetu Is Number Two As Linnane Makes Plans. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-26558885_ITM
- ^ Warriors set to turn back time http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411317/592679
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