Riki Hoeata
| Date of birth | 15 January 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Tauranga, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 107 kg (236 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Jarrad Hoeata (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Richard Hoeata (born 15 January 1988) is a former New Zealand rugby union player and the founder of Craft Smoothie, a New Zealand-wide smoothie box delivery service.[1]
He played in the lock (and occasionally flanker) position for Taranaki[2] and Tasman.[3] Aged only 21, Hoeata started his career with Taranaki after he was named for their 2009 pre-season campaign. After his 2010 opening season, the impression left on selectors was positive, leading to Hoeata moving south from the North Island to make his provincial debut for Tasman during the 2011 ITM Cup.[4] He earned his first NPC start in Tasman's 9–19 loss over Northland in week one of the competition, he made a further six appearances and crossed the line once.[5] Hoeata returned to play for Taranaki in 2014 and 2015 and was part of the ITM Cup Championship winning squad in 2014.[6]
References
- ^ "A Smoothie Operator: Hoeata's Journey Back From Concussion". 20 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ "Taranaki's Hoeata Plays His Own Game". Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ^ "Riki Hoeata Tasman Player Profile". Archived from the original on 26 December 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ^ "New cap 'adds balance' to Tasman Makos". 13 July 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ^ "Testing times looming". 15 August 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ^ "Dramatic Victory For Taranaki In NPC Final". 25 October 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2017.