Mike Dorreen

Mike Dorreen

Personal information
Full name	Michael Thomas Dorreen[1]
Born	January 19, 1967 (1967-01-19) (age 44)
Playing information
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	85 kg (13 st 5 lb)
Position	Wing, Centre
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
19??–1993	Addington (CRL)
1994	Hawkes Bay	20	11	0	0	44
1995	Auckland Warriors	4	2	0	0	8
1996	Sydney Tigers	10	3	0	0	12
1997	Hunter Mariners	4	1	0	0	4
	Total	38	17	0	0	68
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1988–1993	Canterbury	43	30	0	0	120
1994	NZ Residents	4	4	0	0	16
1994	New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0
1999	Canterbury
Source: RLP

Mike Dorreen (born 19 January 1967 in New Zealand) is a former professional rugby league player who represented New Zealand. His position of preference was at centre.

New Zealand

Dorreen played for the dominating Canterbury provincial side of the early 1990s alongside such talent as Quentin Pongia, Logan Edwards, Whetu Taewa and coach Frank Endacott. In 1994 he switched regions and joined the Hawkes Bay Unicorns for the inaugural Lion Red Cup. He also made the New Zealand Residents side in 1994 and played two games for the New Zealand Kiwis.

Australian Competition

In 1995 he joined the new Auckland Warriors franchise in the Australian Rugby League. He played fourteen matches for the new club but was not re-signed for 1996. In 1996 he made the move to Sydney to play for the Sydney Tigers. He then finished his professional career with the Hunter Mariners in the Super League competition. He played for Orange in 1998.^[2]

He returned to New Zealand in 1999, playing for Halswell and Canterbury.

Coaching career

In 2007 he was to coach the Canterbury under-18 side alongside former team mate Logan Edwards before the competition was canceled by the New Zealand Rugby League.^[3] However the pair have continued to be involved in age grade coaching in Canterbury and in 2009 they coached the Canterbury Bulls Under 18 side.^[4]

In 2010 Dorreen coached the South Island under 17 side in the National Zonal Competition.

Notes

1. ^ DORREN, MICHAEL THOMAS 1994 - KIWI #660 nzleague.co.nz
2. ^ Dorreen returns after six years The Press, 26 April 1999
3. ^ Axeing of under-18 series leaves players reeling The Press, 19 June 2007
4. ^ Bulls Score Prescott The Press, 13 May 2008

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Name	Dorreen, Mike
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Date of birth	19 January 1967
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