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Dane Sorensen Personal information Full name Dane Hans Ivan Peter Sorensen Playing information Position Prop Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 19??–1976 Mt Wellington 1977–1983 Cronulla-Sutherland 144 12 66 0 170 1984 Eastern Suburbs 11 0 0 0 0 1985–1989 Cronulla-Sutherland 73 4 0 0 16 Total 228 16 66 0 186 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 19??–1976 Auckland New Zealand Māori 1972–1985 New Zealand 19 0 13 0 26 Source: RLP Dane Hans Ivan Peter Sorensen[1] is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer of the 1970s and 80s. Sorensen represented New Zealand and his usual position was prop. He's the brother of fellow Kiwi international, Kurt Sorensen, and the nephew of another pair of Kiwi brothers, Bill and Dave Sorensen.[2] He is of Tongan and Danish descent.[3]
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Playing career
Sorensen began his career playing for the Mt Wellington club in the Auckland Rugby League competition when aged just 17. He first made the New Zealand Kiwis in 1972 and also represented New Zealand Māori. He joined the Cronulla-Sutherland club in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership in 1977 and, due to a release clause in his contract, later that year became the first New Zealander to be selected for the Kiwis while based overseas. Sorensen played for the Sharks from 1977 until 1989 except for 1984 when he spent the season with Eastern Suburbs. Sorensen played 217 games for the Sharks and has the 4th-highest number of appearances for the club.
Later life
Sorensen later served as the Sharks club director.[2]
References
- ^ SORENSEN, Dane Hans Ivan Peter 1975, 1977, 1979, 1983 - - Kiwi #520 nzleague.co.nz
- ^ a b Coffey and Wood The Kiwis: 100 Years of International Rugby League ISBN 1-86971-090-8
- ^ 'Polys' playing starring role in NRL Sydney Morning Herald, 3 March 2009
External links
New Zealand squad – 1975 Rugby League World Cup Ah Kuoi · Barry · Baxendale · Beehre · Brereton · Coll · Collicoat · Conroy · Dickison · Dyer · Eade (vc) · Gordon · Greengrass · Gurnick · Hibbs · Jarvis · Liavaa · Matete · Munro · Orchard · O'Sullivan · Potter · Proctor · Smith · D. Sorensen · K. Sorensen · Stirling (c) · West · Whittaker · Williams · J. Wright · M. Wright · Coach: MenziesNew Zealand squad – 1977 Rugby League World Cup Fred Ah Kuoi · Ray Baxendale · Tony Coll (c) · Warren Collicoat · Olsen Filipaina · Kevin Fisher · Mark Graham · Whare Henry · Whetu Henry · Chris Jordan · Michael O'Donnell · Dane O'Hara · Lyndsay Proctor · Alan Rushton · John Smith · Kurt Sorensen · Dane Sorensen · John Whittaker · Dennis Williams · Coach: Ron AcklandNew Zealand squad – 1988 Rugby League World Cup Finalists 1 Gary Mercer • 2 Tony Iro • 3 Kevin Iro • 4 Dean Bell (c) • 5 Mark Elia • 6 Gary Freeman • 7 Clayton Friend
• 8 Adrian Shelford • 9 Wayne Wallace • 10 Peter Brown • 11 Kurt Sorensen • 12 Mark Graham • 13 Mark Horo
• 14 Shane Cooper • 15 Sam Stewart • Coach: Tony Gordon
1985-1988 Wider squad: Fred Ah Kuoi • Riki Cowan • Marty Crequer • Esene Faimalo • Olsen Filipaina • Barry Harvey • Shane Horo • Gary Kemble • James Leuluai • Hugh McGahan • Dane O'Hara • Ron O'Regan • Gary Prohm • Joe Ropati • Dane Sorensen • Howie Tamati • Kevin Tamati • Brent Todd • Darrell Williams • Owen Wright
1985-1986 Coach: Graham LoweCategories:- New Zealand rugby league players
- Mount Wellington Warriors players
- New Zealand national rugby league team players
- New Zealand Māori rugby league team players
- Auckland rugby league team players
- Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks players
- Sydney Roosters players
- Living people
- New Zealand people of Tongan descent
- New Zealand people of Danish descent
- Tongan rugby league players
- New Zealand rugby league administrators
- Australian rugby league biography stubs
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