Jason Temu

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Jason Temu
Personal information
Born (1972-04-17) 17 April 1972 (age 52)
Auckland, New Zealand
Playing information
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight100 kg (15 st 10 lb)
Position Prop
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
19?? Marist Saints
1994 Counties Manukau 2250024
1995–97 Oldham Bears 7730012
1998 Hull Sharks 151004
1999–00 Newcastle Knights 30000
2001 New Zealand Warriors 40000
Total12190040
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1995–00 Cook Islands 30000
Source: [1]

Jason Temu (born 17 April 1972) former Cook Islands rugby league footballer who played as a prop in the 1990s and 2000s. He played at representative level for Cook Islands, and club level for the Marist Saints, Counties Manukau, Oldham Bears, Hull FC, Newcastle Knights and the New Zealand Warriors.

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Background

Temu was born in Auckland, New Zealand and is of Cook Islanders descent.

Early years

Temu grew up in New Zealand and played for the Marist Saints in the Auckland Rugby League. [2] In 1994 he followed his coach, Stan Martin, to the Counties Manukau Heroes in the new Lion Red Cup competition. [3] After several strong seasons with the Heroes he was offered a professional contract to play for Oldham in the Championship, and then for the renamed Oldham Bears in the Super League. At Oldham Bears, Temu made an immediate impression, playing the first 22 consecutive games. [4] Temu was to play for the club for the next three years. [5]

In 1995, after his first season with Oldham Bears, Temu was selected for the Cook Island to play in the Emerging Nations Tournament. [6] The Cook Islands won the tournament.

Hull Sharks and Newcastle Knights

In 1998 Temu made the move to the Hull Sharks and the Super League. Temu played 15 games for the club that year.

In 1999 Temu moved to Australia and joined the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League competition. His time at the club was plagued by injury and over two seasons he only played 3 first grade games. He was released at the end of 2000. [7]

World Cup and Warriors

At the end of 2000 Temu was selected in the Cook Island team for the World Cup and was made vice-captain of the squad.

The Wigan Warriors were interested in signing Temu, who did not count as a quota player due to the time he had spent in Great Britain. [8] However he was denied a work permit due to the little game time he had had at Newcastle and so the deal fell through. [9]

Instead, Temu signed with the new New Zealand Warriors club and provided experience to the younger props in the side. When not selected by the first grade side he played for the Marist Richmond Brothers in the Bartercard Cup. [10] He played four first grade games for the Warriors and subsequently decided to retire at the end of the 2001 season.

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References

  1. ↑ Rugby League Project
  2. ↑ Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1994, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1994. p.106
  3. ↑ Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1994, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1994. p.94
  4. ↑ Dave Hadfield (23 March 1995). "RUGBY LEAGUE: Curtain to fall at troubled Doncaster". The Independent. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  5. ↑ Oldham stats rugby-league-world.com
  6. ↑ 1995 World Cup Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine The Vault
  7. ↑ 2000 Player Movements Darryl's Rugby League
  8. ↑ Leeds pair opt for way of the Welsh dragon The Independent, 26 September 2000
  9. ↑ Bradford reward Noble's loyalty The Independent, 6 October 2000
  10. ↑ Round 7 Bartercard Cup Teams Rleague.com, 26 April 2001
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