- Whetu Taewa
Infobox rugby league biography
playername = Whetu Taewa
fullname = Whetu Taewa
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position = Wing/Centre
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1970|10|19|df=yes
placeofbirth = West Coast
countryofbirth = NZL
height = 176cm
weight = 89kg
club1 = Auckland
year1start = 1995
year1end =
appearances1 = 11
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points1 = 4
club2 = North Queensland
year2start = 1996
year2end =
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points2 = 8
club3 = Sheffield
year3start = 1997
year3end = 98
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club4 =Hull KR
year4start = 1999
year4end = 02
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teamA =Junior Kiwis
yearAstart = 1988
yearAend =
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teamB = New Zealand
yearBstart = 1989
yearBend = 96
appearancesB = 6
triesB =
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pointsB = 4
coachteam1 =
coachyear1start = 2003
coachyear1end =
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new = yesWhetu Taewa is a former
New Zealand rugby league player.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 theNew Zealand Kiwis , joining there tour toGreat Britain . From 1990 to 1993 he was part of the great Canterbury side and again joined the Kiwis on the 1993 tour. [Kiwi Player Profiles http://www.nzleague.co.nz/Players/kiwis_players_Selection.php?id=T&number=616]Australian Rugby League
In 1994 he signed with the
Auckland Warriors who were to be a new team in theAustralian Rugby League premiership. He moved up to Auckland and played for theCounties Manukau Heroes in theLion Red Cup that year. In 1995 he was in the inaugural run on side for the Warriors in their first match against theBrisbane Broncos . [Warriors 1995-2008 http://www.warriors.co.nz/page/warriors_1995_2008_player_roster.html] However in 1996 he was not wanted by the club and he joined theNorth Queensland Cowboys . [Try Scoreres: Whetu Taewa http://stats.rleague.com/rl/scorers/players/Whetu_Taewa.html]England
In 1997 he joined the
Sheffield Eagles in theSuperleague (Europe) competition. [1997 Super League: Sheffield Eagles http://www.rugby-league-world.com/1997/Results/StonesSL/Sheffield.html] In his time with Sheffield he was part of the side that won the 1998Challenge Cup .In 1999 he joined the
Hull Kingston Rovers who played in theNorthern Ford Premiership , the division below the Super League. [ 2000 Northern Ford Premiership Guide http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2000/11/29/slgide30.xml]In 2003 he was an assistant coach for
Hull KR before he returned home. [Whetu Is Number Two As Linnane Makes Plans. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-26558885_ITM] He now resides in Cromwell. [Warriors set to turn back time http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411317/592679]ources
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