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'''Zane Tetevano''' (born 4 November 1990) is a professional [[rugby league]] footballer who plays as a {{rlp|pr}} and {{rlp|lf}} for the [[Leeds Rhinos]] in the [[Betfred Super League]]. He has played for both the [[Cook Islands national rugby league team|Cook Islands]] and [[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand]] at international level. |
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He previously played for the [[Newcastle Knights]], [[Sydney Roosters]] and the [[Penrith Panthers]] in the [[National Rugby League|NRL]]. |
He previously played for the [[Newcastle Knights]], [[Sydney Roosters]] and the [[Penrith Panthers]] in the [[National Rugby League|NRL]]. |
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Full name | Zane Tetevano | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Tokoroa, Waikato, New Zealand | 4 November 1990|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.89 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 17 st 7 lb (111 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 3 January 2021 |
Zane Tetevano (born 4 November 1990) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop and loose forward for the Leeds Rhinos in the Betfred Super League. He has played for both the Cook Islands and New Zealand at international level.
He previously played for the Newcastle Knights, Sydney Roosters and the Penrith Panthers in the NRL.
Background
Tetevano was born in Tokoroa, New Zealand, and is of Cook Islander and Maori descent.
He played his junior football for the Pacific Sharks before being signed by the Newcastle Knights.[3] In 2006, Tetevano played for the New Zealand Under 16s team.
Playing career
Newcastle Knights
From 2008 to 2010, Tetevano played for the Newcastle Knights' NYC team[4][5]
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 Newcastle against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.
In August 2011, Tetevano re-signed with the Knights on a 2-year contract.[6]
On 16 October 2013, Tetevano again re-signed with the Newcastle Knights on a 2-year contract.[7]
On 14 May 2014, Tetevano was sacked by the Newcastle Knights due to disciplinary reasons.[8]
Wyong Roos
Tetevano joined the Wyong Roos in the New South Wales Cup for the rest of 2014.
Manly
On 1 October 2014, Tetevano signed a 1-year contract with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles starting in 2015.[9]
On 2 October 2014, Tetevano had his contract with Manly-Warringah terminated after he admitted in court to bashing his girlfriend on four occasions.[10][11]
In September 2016, Tetevano was named at lock in the 2016 Intrust Super Premiership NSW Team of the Year.[12]
Sydney Roosters
On 1 October 2016, Tetevano signed a 1-year contract with the Sydney Roosters starting in 2017.[13]
On 30 September 2018, Tetevano was part of the Sydney Roosters side which defeated Melbourne 21-6 in the 2018 NRL Grand Final.[14]
In round 25 2019, Tetevano played his 100th NRL game in the Roosters 16-10 loss to South Sydney at ANZ Stadium.[15] Tetevano made 24 appearances for the Sydney Roosters in the 2019 NRL season as the club reached the 2019 NRL Grand Final. Tetevano was initially named in the grand final team but was then replaced by Jake Friend and missed out on playing in the club's premiership victory. Following the match, Sydney Roosters head coach Trent Robinson gave Tetevano his premiership ring.[16][17][18]
Penrith Panthers
On 26 November 2019, Tetevano signed a three-year contract with Penrith worth around $350,000 starting in the 2020 NRL season.[19]
Leeds Rhinos
On 26 December 2020, it was reported that Tetevano would join Leeds for the 2021 season.[20]
International
In 2009, Tetevano played for the Cook Islands in the 2009 Pacific Cup and again in 2010.
At the end of 2013, Tetevano played for the Cook Islands in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup held in England and Wales.[21]
Domestic violence conviction
In 2014, Tetevano pled guilty and was sentenced to at least nine months jail for bashing his then girlfriend on four separate occasions.[22] However, the jail time was overturned on appeal.[23] During the appeal Judge Roy Ellis was "impressed with his rehabilitation", and Tetevano's commitment to living "a simple life",[24] while his lawyer argued that he had "no desire to return to the toxic environment that the NRL invites".[25]
References
- ^ loverugbyleague
- ^ "Zane Tetevano - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 4 November 1990. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ Kirkeby, Luke. "Tokoroa's Christmas Parade celebrates rugby league heroes". Stuff. stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Zane Tetevano at rleague.com Archived 15 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ NRL. "Club Statement: Zane Tetevano - Knights". Newcastleknights.com.au. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ NRL. "Promising trio added to Sea Eagles roster". Sea Eagles. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ NRL. "Statement: Zane Tetevano". Sea Eagles. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ Rugby League (2 December 2014). "Manly Sea Eagles tear up contract of Zane Tetevano". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ NSWRL.com.au (26 March 2016). "2016 Intrust Super Cup Team of the Year". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ Roosters.com.au. "Roosters announce signing of two players". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "NRL grand final 2018: Storm vs Roosters live". NewsComAu. 30 September 2018.
- ^ "Legend Steve Roach takes aim at NRL over Sam Burgess, Jared Waerea-Hargreaves charges". Fox Sports.
- ^ "NRL grand final player ratings: Roosters and Raiders hits and misses". SMH.
- ^ "Sydney Roosters beat Canberra Raiders to win NRL Grand Final". BBC.
- ^ "Tetevano gifted premiership ring by Robinson but future still clouded". NRL.
- ^ "Penrith Panthers sign Sydney Roosters premiership forward Zane Tetevano... and for half the price". Fox Sports.
- ^ "Zane Tetevano: Leeds sign New Zealand forward from Penrith Panthers". BBC Sport. 26 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Rugby League World Cup: Cook Islands name 24-man squad". Sky Sports. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ RYAN, STEPHEN (28 May 2015). "Zane Tetevano jailed for bashing former girlfriend". Newcastle Herald.
- ^ DILLON, ROBERT (30 September 2019). "He could have gone to jail ... now this ex-Knight is chasing a second straight grand final win". Newcastle Herald.
- ^ RIGNEY, SAM (17 August 2015). "Former Knight Zane Tetevano walks free". Newcastle Herald.
- ^ "NRL: Roosters sign bad boys Zane Tetevano and Liam Knight for 2017". 30 September 2016.
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- 1990 births
- Living people
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- Cook Island sportspeople
- Cook Islands national rugby league team players
- Expatriate rugby league players in Australia
- Leeds Rhinos players
- Nelson Bay Blues players
- New Zealand expatriate rugby league players
- New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Australia
- New Zealand national rugby league team players
- New Zealand Māori rugby league players
- New Zealand Māori rugby league team players
- New Zealand people of Cook Island descent
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- Newcastle Knights players
- Penrith Panthers players
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