Zane Tetevano
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| Tetevano playing for the Knights in 2012. | ||||||
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | Tets | |||||
| Born | 4 November 1990 Tokoroa, New Zealand | |||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||
| Weight | 113 kg (17 st 11 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Prop, Second-row | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2011–14 | Newcastle Knights | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2009–13 | Cook Islands | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| As of 1 October 2014 | ||||||
| Source: Rugby League Project | ||||||
Zane Tetevano (born 4 November 1990) is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer. He played for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League. He primarily played as a prop and second-rower.
Background
Born in Tokoroa, New Zealand, Tetevano is of Cook Islander descent and played his junior football for the Pacific Sharks before being signed by the Newcastle Knights. In 2006, Tetevano played for the New Zealand Under 16s team.
Playing career
From 2008 to 2010, Tetevano played for the Newcastle Knights' NYC team[1][2]
In 2009, Tetevano played for the Cook Islands in the 2009 Pacific Cup and again in 2010.
In 2011, Tetevano moved on to the Knights' New South Wales Cup team.
In Round 20 of the 2011 NRL season, Tetevano made his NRL debut for the Knights against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.
In August 2011, Tetevano re-signed with the Knights on a 2-year contract.[3]
On 16 October 2013, Tetevano again re-signed with the Knights on a 2-year contract.[4]
At the end of 2013, Tetevano played for the Cook Islands in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup held in England and Wales. [5]
On 14 May 2014, Tetevano was sacked by the Knights due to disciplinary reasons.[6]
Tetevano joined the Wyong Roos in the New South Wales Cup for the rest of 2014.
On 1 October 2014, Tetevano signed a 1-year contract with the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles starting in 2015.[7]
On 2 November 2014, Tetevano had his contract with the Sea Eagles terminated after he admitted in court to bashing his girlfriend on four occasions.[8][9]
References
- ↑ http://rleague.com/players/zane-tetevano_2166/Stats/
- ↑ Zane Tetevano at rleague.com
- ↑ http://www.leagueunlimited.com/article.php?newsid=21713
- ↑ http://www.newcastleknights.com.au/news-display/Matautia-trio-plus-Tetevano-resign/86038
- ↑ http://www1.skysports.com/rugby-league/news/15323/8973638/rugby-league-world-cup-cook-islands-name-24-man-squad
- ↑ http://www.newcastleknights.com.au/news/2014/04/29/club_statement_zane_tetevano.html
- ↑ http://www.seaeagles.com.au/news/2014/10/01/promising_trio_added_to_sea_eagles_roster.html
- ↑ http://www.seaeagles.com.au/news/2014/12/02/sea_eagles_statement_zane_tetevano.html
- ↑ http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/manly-sea-eagles/manly-sea-eagles-tear-up-contract-of-zane-tetevano-20141201-11y7vm.html