Darren Rameka

Darren Rameka

Personal information
Full name	Darren Rameka
Born	(1973-07-10) 10 July 1973 (age 51) Wellington, New Zealand
Height	181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
Playing information
Position	Prop, 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–?? 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

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

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. pp. 280–282. 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.