Henari Veratau (born 3 January 1984 ) is a Papa New Guinean international

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professional footballer who played for the Queensland Reds and

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, who originally played

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for the Sydney Roosters in the

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. His position is at centre and wing. He signed for French Pro D2 club Racing Métro 92 Paris in August 2008.

Background

Veratau was born in

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Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

. He went to The Scots College in Sydney, winning the Honour Cap in Year 12 in 2001.

Career

In 2009, he signed with the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Rugby Team (

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) in Kanagawa, Japan. He took part to the 2016 Cup of Nations with

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