Hare Te Rangi

Hare Te Rangi is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand Māori at the 2000 World Cup.

Hare Te Rangi
Personal information
Born (1977-07-24) 24 July 1977
Rotorua, New Zealand
Playing information
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight73 kg (11 st 7 lb)
PositionHalfback
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1998–00 New Zealand Māori 2 1 0 0 4
Source: [1]

Playing career

Te Rangi started his career with the Piako Warriors, who won the Bay of Plenty Rugby League grand final in 1995.[2] He was then selected for the Auckland Warriors development program in 1996.[3]

In 1997 he was the leading try scorer in the Auckland Rugby League competition, winning the Tetley Trophy for the Otahuhu Leopards.

He played for the Leopards in the 2000 Bartercard Cup grand final before switching in 2001 to the Eastern Tornadoes.[4] As a Bay of Plenty representative, in 2001 he was selected for the Northern Districts team that played the touring French side.[5]

Representative career

Te Rangi represented the New Zealand at Under 17s, Under 18s and Under 19s.[3]

In 1998 he was selected for the New Zealand Māori tour of the Cook Islands.[6] He again represented the Māori in 2000 against Fiji and at the World Cup.

Te Rangi also toured Australia in 2000 with the New Zealand Residents.[7]

Personal life

Te Rangi has also represented the Bay of Plenty in Lawn Bowls.[3]

References
  1. RLP
  2. Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1995, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1995. p.191
  3. Hare Te Rangi rugbyleague.co.nz
  4. Twin Tornadoes cause chaos as they blow past opponents Sunday Star-Times, 16 September 2001
  5. Jessup, Peter (13 June 2001). "Rugby League: Battle-weary French maintain hectic schedule". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  6. John Coffey, Bernie Wood (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008. Huia Publishers. p. 302. ISBN 978-1-86969-331-2. ISBN 9781869693312.
  7. NZ Residents end trip with a flourish The Press, 27 July 2000
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