Hare Te Rangi is a New Zealand former

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footballer who represented New Zealand Māori at the 2000 World Cup.

Playing career

Te Rangi started his career with the Piako Warriors, who won the

Bay of Plenty Rugby League Bay of Plenty Rugby League is the local sporting body responsible for the administration of Rugby league in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand. Following the restructuring of the New Zealand Rugby League they are part of the Upper Central Zone ...

grand final in 1995.''Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1995'',

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, 1995. p.191 He was then selected for the

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development program in 1996.Hare Te Rangi
''rugbyleague.co.nz'' In 1997 he was the leading try scorer in the

Auckland Rugby League The Auckland Rugby League (ARL) is the governing body for the sport of rugby league in the Auckland Region of New Zealand. It is responsible for rugby league in the region, including both club and school rugby league. It began in 1910 when the fi ...

competition, winning the Tetley Trophy for the

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. He played for the Leopards in the

2000 Bartercard Cup The 2000 New Zealand rugby league season was the 93rd season of rugby league that had been played in New Zealand. The main feature of the year was the inaugural season of the Bartercard Cup competition that was run by the New Zealand Rugby League ...

grand final before switching in 2001 to the

Eastern Tornadoes The Eastern Tornadoes were a New Zealand rugby league franchise that competed in the New Zealand Rugby League's Bartercard Cup and Auckland Rugby League's Super 12 competitions. They were formed to represent the rugby league clubs of East Auckla ...

. As a Bay of Plenty representative, in 2001 he was selected for the Northern Districts team that played the touring French side.

Representative career

Te Rangi represented the New Zealand at Under 17s, Under 18s and Under 19s. In 1998 he was selected for the New Zealand Māori tour of the Cook Islands. He again represented the Māori in 2000 against Fiji and at the

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. Te Rangi also toured Australia in 2000 with the

New Zealand Residents The New Zealand Residents (also previously known as New Zealand 'A', New Zealand XIII, the Lion Red Cup XIII and currently known as the Bartercard Premiership Selection) are a New Zealand rugby league football representative side that is selected f ...

.NZ Residents end trip with a flourish
''The Press'', 27 July 2000

Personal life

Te Rangi has also represented the Bay of Plenty in

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Te Rangi, Hare 1977 births Living people Auckland rugby league team players Bay of Plenty rugby league team players Eastern Tornadoes players Junior Kiwis players New Zealand rugby league players New Zealand male bowls players New Zealand Māori rugby league team players Northern Districts rugby league team players Otahuhu Leopards players Rugby league halfbacks Rugby league players from Rotorua