Thomas Katene (14 August 1929 – 6 June 1992) was a New Zealand rugby union international.
| Full name | Thomas Katene | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 August 1929 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Okaiawa, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 6 June 1992 (aged 62) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
Born in Okaiawa, Taranaki, Katene was educated at Matapu School.[1]
Katene was a strongly built wing three-quarter and played his early representative rugby for King Country. He joined Petone in 1955 and formed a successful wing partnership in the Wellington team with Ron Jarden. Capped once for the All Blacks, Katene played the 2nd Test of the 1955 Bledisloe Cup series against the Wallabies at Carisbrook.[2] He also played representative rugby for New Zealand Māori and North Island during his career.[3]
In 1989, Katene was found guilty on 25 false pretence charges and received an 18-month jail sentence.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Thomas Katene #571". stats.allblacks.com.
- ^ Meikle, Hayden (19 June 2010). "Rugby: All Black history at Carisbrook". Otago Daily Times Online News.
- ^ "Aust. Has Lead In R.U. Match". The Newcastle Sun. 20 August 1952. p. 15 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Former All Black jailed for 18 months". The Press. 11 November 1989. p. 9.
External links
edit- Tom Katene at ESPNscrum