Rukingi Reke
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| Full name | Joseph Rukingi Reke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Utility Back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joseph Rukingi Reke[1] (birth unknown – death unknown) was a New Zealand rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played representative rugby league (RL) for New Zealand.
Rugby union career
Reke played rugby union for New Zealand Māori under the name Joseph Rogers.[2]
Playing career
Reke played for Rotorua and represented New Zealand in 1912 and on the 1913 tour of Australia. No tests were played in those years however, with matches instead against New South Wales and Queensland.
References
- ^ REKE, Joseph Rukingi - 1912 - 13 nzleague.co.nz
- ^ John Coffey and Bernie Wood, The Kiwis: 100 Years of International Rugby League, Hodder Moa, Auckland, 2007, p. 48.