Shane Horo is a New Zealand

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player who represented

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in the 1988 World Cup. His brother,

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, was also a New Zealand international and his nephew,

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, currently plays in the

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Playing career

Horo originally played in the

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and represented

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. In 1985 he was selected for the

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but did not play a Test Match. He spent the 1984 season in the Northland Rugby League competition and represented Northland. He then moved to Auckland and competed in the

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. In 1986, while playing for the

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, he won the ARL's Tetley Trophy after scoring the most tries in the competition. Horo later moved to the

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and represented

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.1987 Tour Match: Wigan 6 Auckland 10
''Cherry and White'' He played in three Test Matches for the

between 1987 and 1988. Horo spent two seasons in England, playing for the

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in the 1987/88 season and the

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( Heritage № 668) in the 1988/89 season where he played 18 game and scored 11 tries.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Horo, Shane Living people Auckland rugby league team players Castleford Tigers players Leigh Centurions players New Zealand Māori rugby league players New Zealand national rugby league team players New Zealand rugby league players Northcote Tigers players Northland rugby league team players Rugby league wingers Te Atatu Roosters players Waikato rugby league team players Year of birth missing (living people)