TJ Perenara
| Birth name | Thomas Tekanapu Rawakata Perenara | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 23 January 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Porirua, Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 94 kg (207 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Mana College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Henry Perenara (cousin) Marcus Perenara (cousin) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thomas Tekanapu Rawakata "TJ" Perenara (born 23 January 1992) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer who represents the Hurricanes in the Super Rugby competition, and the Wellington Lions in the ITM Cup. He was part of the New Zealand Under 20s rugby team that won the 2011 IRB Junior World Championships in Italy. His father Thomas played for the Junior Kiwis in 1987 and in the New Zealand Softball Team (Black Sox) from 1987 to 1996. His mother Fiona (Farrow) played softball for New Zealand as did his grandmother Patricia Farrow and his uncle Jason Farrow. Perenara qualifies to play for the Wallabies through his paternal grandmother who was born in Broken Hill, Australia. Two of his cousins, Henry and Marcus, played in the National Rugby League competition.[1]
Perenara scored a hat-trick of tries on his Super Rugby debut in a 46-19 victory against the Western Force in Perth on 10 March.[2]
He was born in Porirua, New Zealand.
He was selected for the All Blacks squad for the 2013 The Rugby Championship.[3]
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