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Darren Rameka

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Darren Rameka
Personal information
Full nameDarren Rameka
Born (1973-07-10) 10 July 1973 (age 51)
Wellington, New Zealand
Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
Playing information
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1994 Wellington City Dukes 19 5 0 0 20
1995–96 Eastern Suburbs 16 1 0 0 4
1997 St. George Dragons 6 1 0 0 4
1998 Western Suburbs 7 0 0 0 0
Total 48 7 0 0 28
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1990–19?? Wellington
1994–99 New Zealand Māori
1997 Rest of the World 1 1 0 0 4
Source: [1]
As of 23 January 2019

Darren Rameka is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who played professionally in Australia.

Playing career

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Rameka played for the New Zealand Māori in the 1994 Pacific Cup.[2] He again played for the Māori in a 1999 match against the Great Britain Lions.[3]

In 1995, Rameka made his professional debut, playing for the Sydney City Roosters.[4] He played two seasons for the Roosters before moving to the St. George Dragons in 1997.[5]

During the Super League war he represented the Australian Rugby League's Rest of the World side in 1997.[6] He then spent the 1998 season with the Western Suburbs Magpies. He remained with Wests in 1999 but did not play a first grade match.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Darren Rameka - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. ^ John Coffey, Bernie Wood (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008. Huia Publishers. p. 282. ISBN 978-1-86969-331-2.
  3. ^ GB have Long to thank BBC Sport, 5 November 1999
  4. ^ Darren Rameka Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine nrlstats.com
  5. ^ "Men's Honour Roll". Sydney Roosters. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  6. ^ Robinson solid in Rest defeat The Independent, 12 July 1997
  7. ^ Jessup, Peter (3 November 1999). "Rugby League: It's a different world for Maori". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 27 September 2011.