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club based in
Te Atatū Te Atatū (from the Māori : "the dawn") is the name of two adjacent suburbs in West Auckland, New Zealand: ''Te Atatū Peninsula'' and ''Te Atatū South''. They are located next to each other some 10 kilometres to the west of the Auckland city ...
, New Zealand. They participate in the
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competition. They currently have 25 teams across schoolboy, junior and senior grades. The Roosters premier team began the 2022 season in the Fox Memorial Shield competition.


Home ground

The Roosters play at the council owned Jack Colvin Park located on the
Te Atatū Peninsula Te Atatū Peninsula (formerly Te Atatu North) is a waterfront suburb of West Auckland surrounded by the Waitematā Harbour. The area was home to brickworks and farmland until the Northwestern Motorway was constructed in the 1950s, after which Te ...
, next to the North Western Motorway. Junior teams also play at Te Atatū South Park.


History

The Te Atatū club was founded in 1955 after the opening of the North-Western motorway led to suburban growth in the Te Atatū area. The first team was a 7-aside team formed to represent Te Atatū North and South. They initially had to wear Glenora jerseys (who were a club based in Glen Eden) and their first ever game was against Wesley at
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. The first training area was in a cow paddock on Edmonton Rd, before they were later able to move to Ramlea Park. In 1961 Te Atatū won their first schoolboy championship in their Te Atatū colours. In 1960–61 Te Atatū Peninsula Park was developed on Neil Avenue and in 1965 they fielded their first senior side in the Senior B grade. The ground is still commonly referred to as 'Neil Ave'. In the late 1960s work began on the current club rooms on Toru Avenue. They were built on Crown (council) land arranged with Waitematā Mayor
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after 3 club members were elected to the WCC Parks Committee. However, before the club rooms could be built the land needed to be prepared. The land was in such poor condition that no other clubs had bothered applying for it, and life member Ken Pitman described the task of preparing it thus: "What a mess, over six acres of swamp, gorse and pine trees, five feet thick. Well we were all enthusiastic and silly enough to attempt the impossible. We chopped, scrounged, swore, drank and burned our way through the lot". The council also helped by putting a culvert under the motorway and realigned the creek which ran through the park. Eventually the playing fields were established and work could begin on the club rooms. The club rooms took over 6 years to complete with the foundation stone being laid on 17 December 1962, with the official opening on 19 April 1969 by MP Martin Finlay. Just as the land was prepared solely by club members, so to was the club room built completely by members including Ken Pitman, Tom Hetherington, Ted Quedely, Eric Draper, Ernie Rainbow, Morrie Ramsey, Peter and Bis Pitman, Buddy Jones, Harry McWilliams, Jim Denyer, Gordon McCarten, Pat Fairweather, Don McMeekin, Murray Hill and Ian Pattulo. By the 1970s Te Atatū were becoming more competitive on the field at senior level and completed wins over all of the top clubs over a period of time, including
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and
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. At this time the club also began producing NZ international quality players such as Dennis Williams who aged only 18 famously scored a brilliant individual try with his first touch of the ball in his debut test versus Great Britain, along with John Smith and John Wilson. In 1973 they won the Senior Competition and the Phelan Shield. In the same year they played the first ever
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in a pre season game, losing 13–17. Around this time other branches of the club were formed at Ranui (which later led to the formation of the
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), and
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. Teams playing at Moire Park in Massey were known as Te Atatū Massey. The nickname 'Roosters' was adopted along with the Eastern Suburbs (now
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) style jersey. In 1976 they turned 21 yrs old and celebrated with a ball at the Mandalay in the city. In 1979 club members looking for a summer activity to continue bonding and to develop player skills formed the Te Atatū Roosters Softball Club. The softball club has since relocated to the Massey Rugby Club and plays at Rosedale Park on Auckland's North Shore, but has retained the name
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. In the 1980s the club finally began experiencing the success on the field they had sought after for many years. In 1986 they were runners up in the Fox Memorial Shield to Mt Albert losing 31-4 but weeks later were crowned National Club Champions after defeating the same opposition 36-10. Then in 1988 they won the Fox Memorial Shield beating local rivals Glenora 22–16 in the final at
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and a month later won the National Club title for the second time by again defeating Glenora at Eden Park as curtain-raiser to the Kiwis – Kangaroo World Cup final. In 2016 Te Atatū formed their first women's premier team. They played six seasons and won the 2nd division title twice (2016 and 2019). They are not fielding a women's team in 2022 however.


Titles

Te Atatu's first ever senior trophy was the Gillette Cup in 1968. They won it again in 1974. Their other trophies early in their existence were in the Sharman Cup where they won it in 1970, 1973, 1974, 1976 and 1978. Te Atatu had a historic year in 1986 when they won the Rukutai Shield for winning the minor premiership and making the Fox Memorial grand final (both for the first time) where they lost to the
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31–4. A month later they had revenge when they beat the Lions by 36–10 to claim their first National Club title at
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, defeating Randwick and Upper Hutt along the way. Te Atatu finally won the coveted Fox Memorial Shield, awarded to the Auckland club champions in 1988 with
win
over local rivals the
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. They also went on to win the Lion Red National Club Final against Glenora at
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18–8 in the same year. The match was televised live as it was the curtain-raiser to the New Zealand – Australia Rugby League World Cup final which Australia went on to win 25–12 in front of 45,363 spectators. In 1990 they again made the Fox Memorial final but lost to a
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. In 1993 they made the Fox Memorial final for the 4th time but were again defeated by the
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29–10. In 2005 the Roosters celebrated their 50th Jubilee. In 2007 Te Atatu won the Roope Rooster (which by this time had become a trophy the winning team defended on their home ground). They defeated Mt Albert to win it and defended it for 3 matches before losing it to the
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. In 2010 they finished 4th at the end of the regular season in the Fox Memorial and defeated 3rd placed Howick in the minor final, before losing to Otahuhu in preliminary final. The 2011 to 2014 seasons were largely uneventful, spent in the lower divisions. The 2014 season was arguably one of the worst in the club's history with just 2 wins from 18 games, both over the last placed
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. The club then rebuilt in 2015 by appointing Revell Neil and bringing in many new players to the premier team. This saw a massive reversal in results and over the 2015 and 2016 seasons they won a remarkable 35 games, with 2 draws and just 3 losses. In 2015 they had their 60th Jubilee which featured a celebratory match with local rivals Glenora and was won by Te Atatu 38–28. They also won the Phelan Shield in this time. In 2016 they won the Phelan Shield again along with promotion back to the Fox Memorial when they beat the
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31–22 in the Sharman Cup final. In 2017 they were competitive in many matches but failed to convert this into wins. They were relegated back to the Sharman Cup and in 2018 were forced to rebuild after losing many of their players to other teams. Former Te Atatu player Lawrence Tagaloa was appointed head coach. They finished the season with a 7–7 record and lost to New Lynn in the Sharman Cup championship final. 2019 saw another change with new coaches (Keith Hanley and Phil Gordon) appointed and many new additions to the team. The 2022 season saw Phil Gordan in charge again as head coach after he had assumed sole responsibility in 2021. Te Atatu had one of their better seasons for over a decade and qualified 3rd in section 2 which included 10 sides with a 7 win, 2 loss record. They then thrashed Mangere East 62-6 in the quarterfinal before losing to eventual finalists Glenora 26-12.


Current Season and Season Finishing Positions


Men's Season Records 2003 + 2009-2022


Women's Season Records


Notable Past Players

Te Atatu's first Kiwi International was Dennis Williams in 1971. He went on to play 31 tests for New Zealand. The majority of the NZ representatives were to come from the late 1980s and early 1990s when the club experienced considerable success on the field With the likes of Peter Brown,
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,
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,
Ron O'Regan Ronald Phillip O'Regan is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer, and coach who represented New Zealand between 1983 and 1986. His nephew, Daniel, played for the New Zealand Warriors. Playing career As a young boy he idolised players such ...
, Dean Orr, and
Sam Panapa Samuel Lameko Panapa is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He represented three countries in his career: Tokelau, New Zealand and Western Samoa. Panapa played his club football in Aucklan ...
in the side. In the early 1990s brothers Henry and
Robbie Paul Robert Rawiri Hunter-Paul (born 3 February 1976) is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer. He has since become a business owner and television pundit, runninXtra Mile Marketing an inbound and digital marketing company. Robbie retired fr ...
represented the Kiwi's though Robbie moved to play professionally in England at a young age and due to the difficulty for players from England being able to return to New Zealand or Australia for tests he did not represent New Zealand as many times as he would undoubtedly have. His brother
Henry Paul Henry Paul (born 10 February 1974), also known by the nickname of "HP", is a former dual-code international rugby league and rugby union footballer. Paul represented New Zealand in rugby league and England in rugby union and rugby sevens. He ...
also moved to play professionally in England and he later switched codes representing England in rugby union, and in Rugby Sevens. He was not the only Te Atatu Rooster to represent another country in Rugby Union.
Shontayne Hape Shontayne Edward Hape (; born 30 January 1981) is a former professional rugby footballer, a dual-code rugby international. He played rugby union at centre for Montpellier, London Irish, Bath and England. He played rugby league for the Bradfor ...
switched codes and was selected for the full English international side who he represented 13 times, and more recently James O'Connor who was a Te Atatu Schoolboy was selected for the Wallabies, the
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.


NZ Representatives

Kiwis * Peter Brown (16 tests) *
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(37 tests) *
Shontayne Hape Shontayne Edward Hape (; born 30 January 1981) is a former professional rugby footballer, a dual-code rugby international. He played rugby union at centre for Montpellier, London Irish, Bath and England. He played rugby league for the Bradfor ...
(14 tests) *
Mark Horo Mark Gregory Horo (born 27 March 1963) is a New Zealand rugby league coach and former footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. A New Zealand national rugby league team, New Zealand international representative, he played club football in N ...
(16 tests) * Suaia Matagi (1 test) *
Ron O'Regan Ronald Phillip O'Regan is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer, and coach who represented New Zealand between 1983 and 1986. His nephew, Daniel, played for the New Zealand Warriors. Playing career As a young boy he idolised players such ...
(8 tests) * Dean Orr (1 test) *
Sam Panapa Samuel Lameko Panapa is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He represented three countries in his career: Tokelau, New Zealand and Western Samoa. Panapa played his club football in Aucklan ...
(8 tests) *
Henry Paul Henry Paul (born 10 February 1974), also known by the nickname of "HP", is a former dual-code international rugby league and rugby union footballer. Paul represented New Zealand in rugby league and England in rugby union and rugby sevens. He ...
(24 tests) *
Robbie Paul Robert Rawiri Hunter-Paul (born 3 February 1976) is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer. He has since become a business owner and television pundit, runninXtra Mile Marketing an inbound and digital marketing company. Robbie retired fr ...
(29 tests) * John Smith (12 tests) * Dennis Williams (31 tests) * John Wilson (2 tests) NZ Maori * David Bailey *
Mark Horo Mark Gregory Horo (born 27 March 1963) is a New Zealand rugby league coach and former footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. A New Zealand national rugby league team, New Zealand international representative, he played club football in N ...
*
Ron O'Regan Ronald Phillip O'Regan is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer, and coach who represented New Zealand between 1983 and 1986. His nephew, Daniel, played for the New Zealand Warriors. Playing career As a young boy he idolised players such ...
*
Terry O'Shea Terence William O'Shea (born December 3, 1966) is a former American professional American football, football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL) and the World League of American Football (WLAF). He played for the Pitt ...
* Dennis Williams * John Smith * John Wilson Junior Kiwis * Taime Tagaloa *
Henry Paul Henry Paul (born 10 February 1974), also known by the nickname of "HP", is a former dual-code international rugby league and rugby union footballer. Paul represented New Zealand in rugby league and England in rugby union and rugby sevens. He ...
(c) NZ Under 19s *
Terry O'Shea Terence William O'Shea (born December 3, 1966) is a former American professional American football, football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL) and the World League of American Football (WLAF). He played for the Pitt ...
*
Mark Elia Mark Wycliffe Elia (born 25 December 1962)ELIA, Mark Wycliffe 1985 - 89 - Kiwi ...
NZ Secondary Schools *
Shontayne Hape Shontayne Edward Hape (; born 30 January 1981) is a former professional rugby footballer, a dual-code rugby international. He played rugby union at centre for Montpellier, London Irish, Bath and England. He played rugby league for the Bradfor ...
NZ Under 16s * Dean Orr * Benjamen Vai NZ Universities * Graeme Murdoch (5 tests) New Zealand Defence Force * Parata Ainsley * Beufa Brown * Peter Lincoln * Trevor Baker


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* Peter Ropati *
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(36 games) *
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Shontayne Hape Shontayne Edward Hape (; born 30 January 1981) is a former professional rugby footballer, a dual-code rugby international. He played rugby union at centre for Montpellier, London Irish, Bath and England. He played rugby league for the Bradfor ...
(28 games) * Suaia Matagi (36 games) *
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* Suaia Matagi (7 games)
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* Peter Brown *
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* Peter Ropati *
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Sam Panapa Samuel Lameko Panapa is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He represented three countries in his career: Tokelau, New Zealand and Western Samoa. Panapa played his club football in Aucklan ...
(71 games)
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Sam Panapa Samuel Lameko Panapa is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He represented three countries in his career: Tokelau, New Zealand and Western Samoa. Panapa played his club football in Aucklan ...
(38 games)
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Mark Elia Mark Wycliffe Elia (born 25 December 1962)ELIA, Mark Wycliffe 1985 - 89 - Kiwi ...
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Iva Ropati Iva Lewis Ropati is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s, and high school principal. He played at representative level for New Zealand, Auckland and Taranaki, and at club level for the Ota ...
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Sam Panapa Samuel Lameko Panapa is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He represented three countries in his career: Tokelau, New Zealand and Western Samoa. Panapa played his club football in Aucklan ...
(119 games) Wakefield Trinity * David Bailey Widnes Vikings * Patrick Ah Van (118 games) *
Mark Elia Mark Wycliffe Elia (born 25 December 1962)ELIA, Mark Wycliffe 1985 - 89 - Kiwi ...
Harlequins *
Robbie Paul Robert Rawiri Hunter-Paul (born 3 February 1976) is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer. He has since become a business owner and television pundit, runninXtra Mile Marketing an inbound and digital marketing company. Robbie retired fr ...
(10 games)


International Rugby League and Rugby Union

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* James O'Connor (44 tests)
England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
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Henry Paul Henry Paul (born 10 February 1974), also known by the nickname of "HP", is a former dual-code international rugby league and rugby union footballer. Paul represented New Zealand in rugby league and England in rugby union and rugby sevens. He ...
(6 tests) *
Shontayne Hape Shontayne Edward Hape (; born 30 January 1981) is a former professional rugby footballer, a dual-code rugby international. He played rugby union at centre for Montpellier, London Irish, Bath and England. He played rugby league for the Bradfor ...
(13 tests)
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* Stephen Shennan(17 tests)*
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Mark Elia Mark Wycliffe Elia (born 25 December 1962)ELIA, Mark Wycliffe 1985 - 89 - Kiwi ...
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Sam Panapa Samuel Lameko Panapa is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He represented three countries in his career: Tokelau, New Zealand and Western Samoa. Panapa played his club football in Aucklan ...
(2 tests) * Patrick Ah Van (1 test) * Suaia Matagi (7 tests) *
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(5 tests)
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* Fred Robarts (3 tests)
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Sam Panapa Samuel Lameko Panapa is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He represented three countries in his career: Tokelau, New Zealand and Western Samoa. Panapa played his club football in Aucklan ...


Video of Games and Interviews

Men's Premiers Matches *1988 v Glenora Bears (22-16
Fox Memorial Grand Final
*2011 v East Coast Bays Barricudas Sharman Cup, 26 March (30-10
Full Match
*2011 v Manukau Magpies Sharman Cup R7 (26-4
Edited Footage
*2014 v East Coast Bays Barricudas Sharman Cup (12-54
Full Match
*2016 v Northern Brothers Sharman Cup R7 (28-12
Full Match
*2016 v Ellerslie Eagles (20-12) Sharman Cu
Highlights
*2016 v Ellerslie Eagles 27 August (42-12) Sharman Cup Semi Fina
Full Match
*2017 v Mt Albert Lions Fox Memorial (6-38
1st Half
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOGt8m1u5n0 2nd Half] *2017 v Northcote Tigers Fox Memorial (18-2
1st Half
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Br_WMvX6T8o 2nd Half] *2017 v Richmond Bulldogs Fox Memorial (15-18
Full Match
*2018 v Manukau Magpies Sharman Cup R6 (36-14
1st Half2nd Half
*2018 v New Lynn Stags Sharman Cup Major Semifinal (24-29
Major Semi Final
*2019 v Manukau Magpies Fox Qualifying Championship R1 (34-18
Full Match Edited
*2019 v Hibiscus Coast Raiders Fox Qualifying Championship R2 (32-34
Full Match Edited
*2019 v Ellerslie Eagles Fox Qualifying Championship R4 (22-12
1st Half2nd Half
*2019 v Waitemata Seagulls Fox Qualifying Championship R5 (52-18
Full Match Edited
*2019 v Pukekohe Pythons Fox Qualifying Championship R6 (24-14
Full Match Edited
*2019 v Ponsonby Ponies Fox Qualifying Championship R7 (44-12
Full Match Edited
*2019 v Papakura Sea Eagles Fox Memorial Championship R5 (22-28
1st Half2nd Half
*2019 v Papakura Sea Eagles Fox Memorial Championship Final (8-38
Full Match
*2020 v Mangere East Fox Memorial R2 (40-18
1st Half2nd Half
*2020 v Otahuhu Leopards Fox Memorial R6 (18-22
Full Match
*2021 v Mt Albert Lions Fox Memorial R5 (24-26
Full Match
*2021 v Hibiscus Coast Fox Memorial Championship R3 (18-22
1st Half2nd Half
*2021 v Manukau Magpies Fox Memorial Championship R7 (24-26
2nd Half
Men's Premiers Nines Tournament Matches *2018 ARL Nines v Mt Albert Lions Pool Match (0-34
Full Match
*2018 ARL Nines v Waitemata Seagulls Pool Match (10-8
Full Match
*2019 ARL Nines v Marist Saints Pool Match (0-10
Full Match
*2019 ARL Nines v Mangere East Hawks Pool Match (8-24
Full Match
*2019 ARL Nines v Manurewa Marlins Plate Semi Final (12-20
Full Match
Men's Premiers Interviews and Preseason *2014 Pre Season Trainin
Wainamu Dunes
*2015 Interview with Dennis Williams and Stephen Quedle
TVJ 51 Roosters
*2016 Interview with captain Kyle Nea
Post Sharman Cup Grand Final win
Women's Premiers *2017 Women's Premiers v Pt Chevalier Pirates Pennant Grand Final (24-14
Full Match
*2019 Women's Premiers v Manukau Magpies Championship Grand Final (10-8
1st Half2nd Half
*2020 Women's Premiers v Otara Scorpion
Full Match
*2021 Women's Premiers v Ponsonby Ponies R9 (6-60
1st Half2nd Half
Women's Premiers Interviews *2020 Women's Interviews with players from The Coconet T

Men's Premier 1st (Reserve Grade) *2016 Premier 1st v Northern Brother
Full Match
*2019 Premier 1st v Hibiscus Coast (50-22
Full Match
*2019 Premier 1st Grand Final v Bay Roskill (22-23
Full Match
*2020 Premier 1st v Mangere East R2 (64-6
Full Match
*2020 Premier 1st v Otahuhu Leopards Fox Memorial R6 (17-16
Full Match
*2020 Premier 1st v Manukau (28-18
Full Match
*2021 Premier 1st v Marist Saints R6 (24-34
Full Match
*2021 Premier 1st v Hibiscus Coast (30-12
Full Match
Other recordings *2017 Kiwi Ferns ( Lilieta Maumau and
Maitua Feterika Maitua Feterika (born 19 May 1992) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer. She previously played for the Brisbane Broncos, St George Illawarra Dragons and Newcastle Knights in the NRL Women's Premiership. Primarily a er, she has represented ...
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*2021 Te Atatū women's players Karli Hansen (Gold Coast Titans) and Katelyn Vaha’akolo (Newcastle Knights), the first Te Atatū women players to gain contracts to play in the NRL Women’s competition. They are interviewed for Māori TV


References


External links


Te Atatu Roosters WebsiteTe Atatu Roosters Facebook PageTe Atatu Roosters Instagram PageAuckland Rugby League
{{Rugby League in Auckland Te Atatu Roosters, Auckland rugby league clubs Rugby clubs established in 1955 1955 establishments in New Zealand Sport in West Auckland, New Zealand