Shontayne Hape
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| Birth name | Shontayne Edward Hape[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 30 January 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Auckland , New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 16 st 5 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Massey High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | Kyus,Kash | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shontayne Hape (/ˈhɑrːpeɪ/; born January 30, 1981) is a New Zealand-born rugby footballer, a dual-code rugby international. He plays rugby union at centre for London Irish and England. He has also previously played rugby league for the Bradford Bulls in Super League and New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League. Hape has also represented New Zealand at international level rugby league by being selected for both the junior and senior squads including the 2006 Gillette Tri-Nations New Zealand squad. His usual position is centre.
Early life
A Massey High School student, Hape started his rugby education as a Te Atatu Roosters junior. He played for the New Zealand Secondary Schools team in 1998.[2] Hape played for the Glenora Bears in the 2001 Bartercard Cup.
Rugby League career
New Zealand Warriors
Hape signed for the Auckland Warriors in 1999. In the same year, he played for the Junior Kiwis and New Zealand Māori.[3] In 2000 Hape made his first grade debut for the Warriors and earned the great honour of Rookie of the Year award.
In 2001, the Warriors reached the play-offs and Hape played in the series. In round two of the 2002 season Hape injured his anterior cruciate ligament, which ruled him out for the year and he missed the Grand Final.
Bradford Bulls
Fellow New Zealander Robbie Paul pointed out Hape to Bradford Bulls, who signed him in 2003. Helped to settle into English life by Paul and his wife, Hape missed only one of the Bulls' 35 games in the 2003 season, scoring 15 tries. A knee injury sustained while playing for New Zealand in the 2004 Tri Nations kept him out until round 22 in 2005.
His return coincided with the Bulls charge towards the Grand Final and the Super League Championship. His partnership with Lesley Vainikolo is seen as one of the best in the game and has yielded many tries for the Bulls.[citation needed]
In March 2007, Hape was ruled out for most of the season because of a cruciate ligament injury. In August 2007, he was named in Bradford's team of the century. In September 2007, Hape returned for the round 27 Match v Hull F.C. His last game was against Hull KR on the 29 June 2008.
Representative career
In 2004, Hape was chosen to represent New Zealand in the Gillette Tri-Nations, replacing his partner on the wing at the Bulls Vainikolo who was out with a knee injury. Hape played two Tri-Nations games and against France and also represented the Kiwis in the clash with Cumbria.
Hape also appeared for New Zealand in the Tri-Nations series in 2005, where he played a starring role helping New Zealand defeat the Aussies to win the final. In 2006, Hape played in the match against Great Britain in the one off Test match at St Helens.
Rugby Union career
Bath Rugby
Hape qualified for the England team on residency grounds, having spent the last six years in England. After Bulls and New Zealand colleague Vainikolo made a successful switch to rugby union with Gloucester, Hape was initially linked with Guinness Premiership-bound Northampton Saints.[4][5]
In late May 2008, it was announced that he would be joining Bath Rugby on a three-year deal.[6]
Representative career
On 13 January 2010, Hape was named in the English 32-man squad for the 2010 Six Nations tournament.[7]
On 30 May 2010, he played for England against the Barbarians at Twickenham.[8] where he scored a try. He made his full Test debut for England two weeks later on 12 June in Perth against Australia and appeared again a week later in Sydney in the 2nd Test of that English tour.
Personal life
Hape is married to Liana, a dancer who has performed with Shaggy, Pink and Natalie Imbruglia. The couple have three sons.[9]
His pastime is DJing, which is influenced by rap artists such as Jay-Z and Kanye West. He undertakes under the stage name DJ Shape. Hape performed in Bath in 2009 to assist those affected by the 2009 tsunami that hit Samoa.[9]
Statistics
Club career
Representative career
| Year | Club | Apps | Pts | T | G | FG |
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| 2000 |  New Zealand Warriors |
13 | 12 | 3 | - | – |
| 2001 | New Zealand Warriors |
14 | 16 | 4 | - | – |
| 2002 | New Zealand Warriors |
1 | - | – | - | |
| 2003 |  Bradford Bulls |
29 | 48 | 12 | - | – |
| 2004 | Bradford Bulls |
26 | 96 | 24 | - | – |
| 2005 | Bradford Bulls |
12 | 48 | 12 | – | - |
| 2006 | Bradford Bulls |
31 | 84 | 21 | - | – |
| 2007 | Bradford Bulls |
9 | 20 | 5 – | - | - |
| 2008 | Bradford Bulls |
13 | 16 | 4 - | – | – |
| 2008–09 | Bath Rugby | 17 | 10 | 2 - | – | – |
| 2009–10 | Bath Rugby | 16 | 15 | 3 - | – | – |
| 2011– | London Irish | 0 | 0 | 0- | – | – |
| Year | Team | Matches | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 |  New Zealand |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2005 | New Zealand |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | New Zealand |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2007 | New Zealand |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2008 | New Zealand |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 |  England |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
- ^ HAPE, SHONTAYNE EDWARD 2004 - 2007 - KIWI #711 nzleague.co.nz
- ^ New Zealand Rugby League Annual '98, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1998. p.181
- ^ Richard Becht Backs To The Future Scoop Sport, 16 March 2000
- ^ "Hape considers union". Sportinglife. 7 February 2008. Retrieved 7 February 2008.
- ^ "Union rumours won't distract Hape". Telegraph & Agrgus. 7 February 2008. Retrieved 26 June 2008.
- ^ "Bath set to sign Bulls star Hape". BBC. 26 May 2008. Retrieved 26 May 2008.
- ^ Former Kiwi to play rugby for England New Zealand Herald, 14 January 2010
- ^ England debut excites Bath's Shontayne Hape BBC Sport Web Site , 27 May 2010
- ^ a b "Robbie Paul backs Shontayne Hape to be hit with England". BBC Sport. 14 January 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
External links
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- Shontayne Hape Official Player Profile
- Shontayne Hape Official Website
- Hape hits out as Paul quits Bulls
- Hape suffers serious knee injury
- Bulls suffer Hape injury blow
- NZRL Profile
- Bulls tie up Hape contract
- Bull Masters – Shontayne Hape
- Team Of The Century
- Wikipedia external links cleanup from March 2011
- Use dmy dates from March 2011
- 1982 births
- Dual-code rugby internationals
- New Zealand rugby union players
- New Zealand national rugby league team players
- New Zealand Māori rugby league team players
- New Zealand rugby league players
- English rugby union players
- England international rugby union players
- Te Atatu Roosters players
- Glenora Bears players
- Newtown Jets players
- Bradford Bulls players
- New Zealand Warriors players
- Living people
- Former students of Massey High School