Zane Tetevano
Encyclopedia
Zane Tetevano is a rugby league
footballer who currently plays for the Newcastle Knights
of the National Rugby League
and the Central Coast Centurions
in the NSW Cup competition. He plays at second row and prop. He is a Cook Islands international. He was named in the 2011 Newcastle Knights
fulltime first-grade squad.
, New Zealand, Tetevano played his junior football for the Pacific Sharks. Also representing New Zealand in the Under 16's side of 2006. He later played for the Newcastle Knights
Toyota Cup side in 2008, 2009 and the Central Coast Centurions
in 2010 and has yet to make an appearance in the Telstra Premiership. He made a winning NRL
debut in Round 20 of the 2011 season.
squad for the 2009 Rugby League Pacific Cup and again in 2010.
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 who currently plays for the Newcastle Knights
Newcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
of the National Rugby League
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...
and the Central Coast Centurions
Central Coast Centurions
The Central Coast Centurions are an Australian rugby league football club based in the Central Coast region in New South Wales. They compete in the New South Wales Cup and act as a feeder club to the NRL club Newcastle Knights...
in the NSW Cup competition. He plays at second row and prop. He is a Cook Islands international. He was named in the 2011 Newcastle Knights
Newcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
fulltime first-grade squad.
Playing career
Born in TokoroaTokoroa
Tokoroa is the third-largest town in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand and largest settlement in the South Waikato district. Located 30 km southwest of Rotorua, close to the foot of the Mamaku Ranges, it is mid-way between Taupo and Hamilton on State Highway One...
, New Zealand, Tetevano played his junior football for the Pacific Sharks. Also representing New Zealand in the Under 16's side of 2006. He later played for the Newcastle Knights
Newcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
Toyota Cup side in 2008, 2009 and the Central Coast Centurions
Central Coast Centurions
The Central Coast Centurions are an Australian rugby league football club based in the Central Coast region in New South Wales. They compete in the New South Wales Cup and act as a feeder club to the NRL club Newcastle Knights...
in 2010 and has yet to make an appearance in the Telstra Premiership. He made a winning 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...
debut in Round 20 of the 2011 season.
Representative career
Tetevano represented the New Zealand under 16's side in 2006 and was named in the Cook IslandsCook Islands national rugby league team
-2008 World Cup Qualifying:See 2008 Rugby League World Cup qualifyingThe Cook Islands played Fiji, Tonga and Samoa in the Pacific pool of Qualifying for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup. Fiji and Tonga qualified, and Samoa earned a second chance in the repecharge round...
squad for the 2009 Rugby League Pacific Cup and again in 2010.