John Te Reo
Encyclopedia
John Howard Te Reo is a rugby league
footballer for Sporting Olympique Avignon
in the Elite One Championship
. In 2007, he occasionally played first-grade for the Brisbane Broncos
in the NRL
competition. His preferred position is hooker, but he has the ability to play lock and centre.
. At the beginning of the season, he was behind Shaun Berrigan
and Ian Lacey
for the position of hooker in the team. On the occasions that he played first-grade, he normally started the match on the interchange bench.
On 9 October 2007, the Broncos announced that they would be terminating Te Reo's contract following allegations that he, along with fellow forward Ian Lacey, assaulted a 32-year-old man in Charlotte Street, in central Brisbane, on 6 October. He has since joined the Wynnum Manly Seagulls Queensland Cup
team through FOGS then was promoted to Queensland Cup, he also played against his former teammate Ian Lacey
.
On November 2, 2010, the Brisbane Broncos
reinstated Te Reo into their playing stocks. They are the second club (after the Sydney Roosters
with Jake Friend
) in recent history to reinstate a player after being sacked by the same club. However, he is yet to play a game since being reinstated.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer for Sporting Olympique Avignon
Sporting Olympique Avignon
Sporting Olympique Avignon also known as Avignon XIII or SO Avignon are a professional rugby league team based in Avignon in the south of France...
in the Elite One Championship
Elite One Championship
The Elite One Championship is the top tier French professional domestic rugby league competition....
. In 2007, he occasionally played first-grade for the Brisbane Broncos
Brisbane Broncos
The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the city of Brisbane, the capital of the state of Queensland. Founded in 1988, the Broncos play in Australasia's elite competition, the National Rugby League premiership. They have won six premierships and two...
in the NRL
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
competition. His preferred position is hooker, but he has the ability to play lock and centre.
Career
Te Reo was added to the Broncos' Top 25 player list in 2007 after winning his club's player of the year award in the Queensland CupQueensland Cup
The Queensland Cup is the premier rugby league football competition in the State of Queensland, Australia.It is a statewide competition with the majority of teams based in South East Queensland but also including sides based in Cairns, Mackay and Rockhampton.The competition began in 1996 as a...
. At the beginning of the season, he was behind Shaun Berrigan
Shaun Berrigan
Shaun Berrigan is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Canberra Raiders of the NRL. Brother of fellow professional, Barry, Shaun has also played for the Brisbane Broncos, Hull and the New Zealand Warriors...
and Ian Lacey
Ian Lacey
Ian Robert Lacey is an Australian professional rugby league player for the Ipswich Jets in the Queensland Cup. He played in the forwards for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League competition, before his sacking on 6 October 2007.Lacey made his First Grade Debut for the Brisbane...
for the position of hooker in the team. On the occasions that he played first-grade, he normally started the match on the interchange bench.
On 9 October 2007, the Broncos announced that they would be terminating Te Reo's contract following allegations that he, along with fellow forward Ian Lacey, assaulted a 32-year-old man in Charlotte Street, in central Brisbane, on 6 October. He has since joined the Wynnum Manly Seagulls Queensland Cup
Queensland Cup
The Queensland Cup is the premier rugby league football competition in the State of Queensland, Australia.It is a statewide competition with the majority of teams based in South East Queensland but also including sides based in Cairns, Mackay and Rockhampton.The competition began in 1996 as a...
team through FOGS then was promoted to Queensland Cup, he also played against his former teammate Ian Lacey
Ian Lacey
Ian Robert Lacey is an Australian professional rugby league player for the Ipswich Jets in the Queensland Cup. He played in the forwards for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League competition, before his sacking on 6 October 2007.Lacey made his First Grade Debut for the Brisbane...
.
On November 2, 2010, the Brisbane Broncos
Brisbane Broncos
The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the city of Brisbane, the capital of the state of Queensland. Founded in 1988, the Broncos play in Australasia's elite competition, the National Rugby League premiership. They have won six premierships and two...
reinstated Te Reo into their playing stocks. They are the second club (after the Sydney Roosters
Sydney Roosters
The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League and is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Australian rugby league history, having won twelve New South Wales Rugby League...
with Jake Friend
Jake Friend
Jake Friend is a rugby league player for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League. He plays as a hooker.On March 17, 2009, Friend was found guilty of drink-driving. He was disqualified from driving for 16 months....
) in recent history to reinstate a player after being sacked by the same club. However, he is yet to play a game since being reinstated.