TJ Perenara
| Full name | Thomas Tekanapu Rawakata Perenara | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 January 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Porirua, Wellington, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Weight | 97 kg (214 lb) | ||
| School | Mana College | ||
| Notable relative(s) | Henry Perenara (cousin) Marcus Perenara (cousin) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Scrum-Half | ||
| New Zealand No. | 1132 | ||
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2010– | Wellington | 16 | (15) |
| correct as of 13 October 2014. | |||
| Super Rugby | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2012– | Hurricanes | 65 | (165) |
| correct as of 11 March 2016. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2011 2014– |
New Zealand under-20 New Zealand |
5 17 |
(15) (5) |
| correct as of 25 September 2015. | |||
Thomas Tekanapu Rawakata "TJ" Perenara (born 23 January 1992) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer who represents the Hurricanes in the Super Rugby competition, and the Wellington Lions in the ITM Cup. He was part of the New Zealand Under 20s rugby team that won the 2011 IRB Junior World Championships in Italy.
He was born in Porirua, New Zealand. Perenara scored a hat-trick of tries on his Super Rugby debut in a 46–19 victory against the Western Force in Perth on 10 March.[1]
He was selected for the All Blacks squad for the 2013 The Rugby Championship.[2]
He was named in New Zealand's ultimately victorious 2015 Rugby World Cup squad.[3]
Family
His father Thomas played for the Junior Kiwis in 1987 and in the New Zealand Softball Team (Black Sox) from 1987 to 1996. His mother Fiona (Farrow) played softball for New Zealand as did his grandmother Patricia Farrow and his uncle Jason Farrow. Perenara's paternal grandmother was born in Broken Hill, Australia. Two of his cousins, Henry and Marcus, played in the National Rugby League competition. He is also distantly related to Sonny Bill Williams.[4]
References
- ↑ "Sharpe's milestone ruined by Hurricanes". rugby.com.au.
- ↑ "News". All Blacks.
- ↑ "Rugby World Cup 2015: Waisake Naholo in New Zealand squad". BBC Sport. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ↑ TJ Perenara confident of full recovery The Dominion Post, 28 June 2012
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