Robert Henare is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer who played professionally for the St. George Dragons.

Robert Henare
Personal information
Full nameRobert Kopa Henare
Born (1978-03-07) 7 March 1978 (age 46)
New Zealand
Playing information
PositionLock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1997 St. George Dragons 3 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1999 New Zealand Māori
Source: RLP

Playing career

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In 1996 Henare was a junior with the Illawarra Steelers and also captained the Junior Kiwis.[citation needed]

Henare spent 1997, 1998 and 1999 in Australia with the St. George Dragons where he played three first grade games.[citation needed]

In 2000 and 2001 he played in the Bartercard Cup with the Canterbury Bulls and was part of their 2000 Grand Final winning side.[1]

In 2002 he played with the Port Kembla Blacks in the Illawarra Rugby League competition.[2] He played well enough to rejoin the St George Illawarra Dragons in 2004 and played in the NSWRL Premier League.[3]

Representative career

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Henare represented the New Zealand Māori in 1999.[4] In 2001 he was picked for the South Island in a match against France.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Pearce, Bob (16 September 2000). "Rugby League: Otahuhu Leopards strong favourites to beat Canterbury". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
  2. ^ Port Kembla defeat Corrimal Port Kembla RLFC, 21 May 2002
  3. ^ No Changes for Dragons to Play Warriors Dragons media release, 16 March 2004
  4. ^ Jessup, Peter (3 November 1999). "Rugby League: It's a different world for Maori". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
  5. ^ Teams named for French opener[dead link] AAP Sports News, 1 June 2001