Dene Halatau
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dene La Halatau | |
| Date of birth | 27 January 1983 | |
| Place of birth | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |
| Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb) | |
| Nickname(s) | Hammer | |
| School(s) | Westfields Sports High | |
| Club information | ||
| Position(s) | Lock / Second Row / Hooker | |
| Current club | Wests Tigers | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Years | Club | |
| North Ryde Hawks Wentworthville Magpies |
||
| Senior clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| 2003– |  Wests Tigers |
98 (52) |
| Representative teams** | ||
| 2004– |  New Zealand |
12 (0) |
|
* Professional club appearances and points |
||
Dene Halatau (born 27 January 1983 in Invercargill, New Zealand) is a New Zealand professional rugby league player for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition. His position of choice is second row or lock however he can also play in the centre.
Halatau has been selected for the New Zealand national team since 2004.
An accomplished singer and guitarist, he occasionally appears with the live studio band on the Nine Network's The NRL Footy Show.
[edit] Career highlights
- Harold Matthews: Parramatta
- First Grade Debut: Round 13, Wests Tigers v Manly at Leichhardt Oval, 8 June, 2003
- Premierships: 2005 (West Tigers v North Queensland Cowboys)
[edit] Charity work
Dene posed alongside Wests Tigers teammate Robbie Farah and former teammate Paul Whatuira for the Naked For A Cause 2008-09 calendar for the McGrath Foundation charity.
[edit] External links
|
|||||
|
|||||
 |
This New Zealand rugby league biography is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
