Darren Rameka
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| Full name | Darren Rameka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 July 1973 Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (14 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 23 January 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Darren Rameka is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who played professionally in Australia.
Playing career
[edit]Rameka played for the New Zealand Māori in the 1994 Pacific Cup.[2] He again played for the Māori in a 1999 match against the Great Britain Lions.[3]
In 1995, Rameka made his professional debut, playing for the Sydney City Roosters.[4] He played two seasons for the Roosters before moving to the St. George Dragons in 1997.[5]
During the Super League war he represented the Australian Rugby League's Rest of the World side in 1997.[6] He then spent the 1998 season with the Western Suburbs Magpies. He remained with Wests in 1999 but did not play a first grade match.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Darren Rameka - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ John Coffey, Bernie Wood (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008. Huia Publishers. pp. 280–282. ISBN 978-1-86969-331-2.
- ^ GB have Long to thank BBC Sport, 5 November 1999
- ^ Darren Rameka Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine nrlstats.com
- ^ "Men's Honour Roll". Sydney Roosters. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ Robinson solid in Rest defeat The Independent, 12 July 1997
- ^ Jessup, Peter (3 November 1999). "Rugby League: It's a different world for Maori". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
Categories:
- 1973 births
- Living people
- New Zealand rugby league players
- New Zealand Māori rugby league players
- New Zealand Māori rugby league team players
- Rugby league players from Wellington City
- Rugby league props
- Rugby league second-rows
- Sydney Roosters players
- St. George Dragons players
- Western Suburbs Magpies players
- Wellington rugby league team players