Karl Solomon Te Nana (born 15 July 1975) is a New Zealand former

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and

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footballer, and currently works in broadcasting as a rugby commentator. A professional

player, Te Nana won a gold medal as part of the New Zealand rugby sevens national team at the

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. He scored 113 tries for the New Zealand rugby sevens team. He was the leading try scorer during the 2000–01 Sevens Series with 42 tries. He was a member of the New Zealand squad that won the 2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens. He played for North Harbour in the National Provincial Championship and spent the 2000 season with the

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(then known as the

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). He played for the Point Chevalier Pirates in the

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's Phelan Shield. In 2019, he was on the first panel to determine the

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women's-15s player-of-the-year award with

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, and Stephen Jones.

Television

Now retired, Te Nana hosted a weekly rugby show on Sky TV in New Zealand called "This Given Sunday" with former

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halfback

Steve Devine Stephen John Devine (born 12 December 1976) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He is a former All Black and international sevens player for Australia. Devine played for Australia Under-21 before relocating to New Zealand. A loyal servant ...

. Also a regular world rugby commentator on the 7's World Series for both men's and woman's. He hosts, reports and commentates on All Blacks, Super Rugby, college rugby and provincial rugby for Sky TV in New Zealand.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Te Nana, Karl 1975 births Living people Chiefs (rugby union) players Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand Commonwealth Games medallists in rugby sevens Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players of New Zealand New Zealand international rugby sevens players New Zealand male rugby sevens players New Zealand rugby league players New Zealand rugby union players North Harbour rugby union players People educated at Te Aute College Point Chevalier Pirates players Rugby league players from Palmerston North Rugby sevens players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Rugby union players from Palmerston North Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games