Robert Henare
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Full name | Robert Kopa Henare | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | New Zealand | 7 March 1978||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Lock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robert Henare is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer who played professionally for the St. George Dragons.
Playing career
In 1996 Henare was a junior with the Illawarra Steelers and also captained the Junior Kiwis.[citation needed]
Henare spent 1997, 1998 and 1999 in Australia with the St. George Dragons where he played three first grade games.[citation needed]
In 2000 and 2001 he played in the Bartercard Cup with the Canterbury Bulls and was part of their 2000 Grand Final winning side.[1]
In 2002 he played with the Port Kembla Blacks in the Illawarra Rugby League competition.[2] He played well enough to rejoin the St George Illawarra Dragons in 2004 and played in the NSWRL Premier League.[3]
Representative career
Henare represented the New Zealand Māori in 1999.[4] In 2001 he was picked for the South Island in a match against France.[5]
References
- ^ Pearce, Bob (16 September 2000). "Rugby League: Otahuhu Leopards strong favourites to beat Canterbury". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ^ Port Kembla defeat Corrimal Port Kembla RLFC, 21 May 2002
- ^ No Changes for Dragons to Play Warriors Dragons media release, 16 March 2004
- ^ Jessup, Peter (3 November 1999). "Rugby League: It's a different world for Maori". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ^ Teams named for French opener[dead link] AAP Sports News, 1 June 2001
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