Tahi Reihana (born 15 March 1970) is a New Zealand former professional

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footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s in the

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premiership and

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competitions.

Playing career

Beginning his First Grade career in Group 2 where he represented in 1993, playing for North Coast and winning Coffs Harbour First Grade Players Player and Player of the Year. In 1994 Reihana was judged to be the Most Outstanding Player at the

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rugby league club in the

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competition. In 1995 he made his first grade debut, playing for the new

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franchise winning the Reserve Grade Players Player in 1995 and 1996. In 1997 he moved to England, signing with the

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. He was a regular starter in the record 20 consecutive Super League wins, the current world record for top level competition. Bradford released Reihana at the end of the 1998 season to make room in the overseas quota. In 2000 Reihana was playing for Brisbane Souths in the

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. He won the Pat Phelan Memorial Trophy as the club's player of the year when he was selected for the Aotearoa Māori side to contest the 2000 Rugby League World Cup. While playing for Brisbane Souths, Reihana made the

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side in 1999 and 2000. He moved to the

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in 2002, and again made the Residents side.Javed Hamid
New Zealand needs to take the next step
''rleague.com'', 4 April 2002

Representative career

Reihana represented Aotearoa Māori at the 2000 World Cup, playing in three matches.

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