Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi

Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi
Full name Hohepa Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi
Date of birth (1995-03-31) 31 March 1995
Place of birth Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 83 kg (13 st 1 lb)
School Rotorua Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Scrum-half
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2015– Taranaki 11 (0)
correct as of 18 October 2015.
Super Rugby
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2016– Hurricanes 0 (0)
correct as of 24 July 2015.
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2015 New Zealand under-20 8 (5)
correct as of 24 July 2015.

Hohepa Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi (born 31 March 1995) is a New Zealand Rugby Union player who currently plays as a half-back for New Plymouth Old Boys and who was announced in the line-up for Taranaki in the ITM Cup.[1]

Career

Tahuriorangi was born and raised in Rotorua. He attended Rotorua Boys High School and, following the end of High School, Tahuriorangi moved to Taranaki where he played for the New Plymouth Old Boys Premier Team in 2014–15. An impressive performance saw Tahuriorangi's selection for two national teams in 2015, firstly New Zealand U20[2] and then NZ Barbarians.[3] In what later proved to be a stellar year, Tahuriorangi was announced in the 2015 lineup for Taranaki in the ITM Cup[1] as well as Hurricanes in the Super Rugby for 2016 [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "2015 Port Taranaki Bulls ITM Cup Squad Announced". Taranaki Rugby. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  2. "Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi". NZ U20 Rugby. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  3. "Strong Barbarians squad named". Barbarians Rugby. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  4. "Taranaki halfback Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi signs two-year deal with Hurricanes". Hurricanes Rugby. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
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