Shontayne Hape

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Shontayne Hape
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Personal information
BornShontayne Edward Hape [1]
(1981-01-30) 30 January 1981 (age 43)
Auckland, New Zealand
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight102 kg (16 st 1 lb) [2]
Playing information
Position Wing, Centre
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1999–02 New Zealand Warriors 2828
2003–08 Bradford Bulls 136340
Total164000368
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2004–07 New Zealand 1424
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2008–11 Bath 62 (30)
2011-12 London Irish 12 (10)
2012-13 Montpellier 13 (5)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2010–11 England 13 (10)

Shontayne Edward Hape ( [ˈhɑrːpeɪ] ; born 30 January 1981) is a New Zealand former professional rugby footballer, a dual-code rugby international. He played rugby union at centre for Montpellier, London Irish, Bath and England. He played rugby league for the Bradford Bulls in the Super League and the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League. Hape represented New Zealand at international level rugby league by being selected for both the junior and senior squads, including the 2006 Tri-Nations New Zealand squad. His usual position is centre. He was forced to retire in 2013 after suffering several serious concussions, which left him with decreased brain function. [3]

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Early life

New zA Massey High School student, Hape started his rugby education as a Te Atatu Roosters junior, which was coached by his father and managed by his mother. [4] He played for the New Zealand Secondary Schools team in 1998. [5] Hape played for the Glenora Bears in the 2001 Bartercard Cup.

Rugby league career

New Zealand Warriors

Hape signed for the Auckland Warriors in 1999. In the same year, he played for the Junior Kiwis and New Zealand Māori. [6] In 2000 Hape made his first grade debut for the Warriors and earned the great honour of Rookie of the Year award.

In 2001, the Warriors reached the play-offs and Hape played in the series. In round two of the 2002 season Hape injured his anterior cruciate ligament, which ruled him out for the year and he missed the Grand Final.

Bradford Bulls

Fellow New Zealander Robbie Paul pointed out Hape to Bradford Bulls, who signed him in 2003. Helped to settle into English life by Paul and his wife, Hape missed only one of the Bulls' 35 games in the 2003 season, scoring 15 tries.

Hape played for the Bradford Bulls at centre and scored a try in their 2003 Super League Grand Final victory against the Wigan Warriors. Having won Super League VIII, Bradford played against 2003 NRL Premiers, the Penrith Panthers in the 2004 World Club Challenge. Hape played at centre in the Bulls' 22–4 victory.

Hape played for the Bradford Bulls at centre and scored a try in their 2004 Super League Grand Final loss against the Leeds Rhinos. A knee injury sustained while playing for New Zealand in the 2004 Tri Nations kept Hape out until round 22 in 2005. His return coincided with the Bulls charge towards the Grand Final and the Super League Championship. His partnership with Lesley Vainikolo is seen as one of the best in the game and has yielded many tries for the Bulls.[ citation needed ] Hape played for the Bradford Bulls at centre in their 2005 Super League Grand Final victory against Leeds Rhinos

Hape played for New Zealand in their 2005 Rugby League Tri-Nations Final victory over Australia. As Super League champions Bradford faced National Rugby League premiers Wests Tigers in the 2006 World Club Challenge. Hape played at centre in the Bulls' 30–10 victory. In March 2007, Hape was ruled out for most of the season because of a cruciate ligament injury. In August 2007, he was named in Bradford's team of the century. In September 2007, Hape returned for the round 27 Match v Hull F.C. His last game was against Hull Kingston Rovers on 29 June 2008.

Representative career

In 2004, Hape was chosen to represent New Zealand in the Gillette Tri-Nations, replacing his partner on the wing at the Bulls Vainikolo who was out with a knee injury. Hape played two Tri-Nations games and against France and also represented the Kiwis in the clash with Cumbria.

Hape also appeared for New Zealand in the Tri-Nations series in 2005, where he played a starring role helping New Zealand defeat the Aussies to win the final. In 2006, Hape played in the match against Great Britain in the one-off Test match at St. Helens.

Rugby union career

Bath Rugby

Hape qualified for the England team on residency grounds, having spent the last six years in England. After Bulls and New Zealand colleague Vainikolo made a successful switch to rugby union with Gloucester, Hape was initially linked with Guinness Premiership-bound Northampton Saints. [7] [8]

In late May 2008, it was announced that he would be joining Bath Rugby on a three-year deal. [9]

London Irish

Coming to the end of his deal at Bath, the club and player were unable to come to an agreement over a new package. As a result, in February 2011 Hape agreed to join London Irish for the 2011–2012 season, replacing the departing Samoan centre Seilala Mapusua. [10] After representing England in the World Cup in his native New Zealand, on his return he was cited for four weeks for a high tackle, followed by an injury plagued domestic season.

Montpellier Hérault Rugby

In April 2012 Hape terminated his contract with London Irish and signed with Montpellier Hérault Rugby, and due to multiple concussions in the 2012-2013 season, he was forced to retire and did not play for London Irish again. [11] [4]

Representative career

On 13 January 2010, Hape was named in the English 32-man squad for the 2010 Six Nations tournament. [12]

On 30 May 2010, he played for England against the Barbarians at Twickenham. [13] where he scored a try. He made his full Test debut for England two weeks later on 12 June in Perth against Australia and appeared again a week later in Sydney in the 2nd Test of that English tour.

Hape was again selected for the 2011 England six nations squad and started in all five matches seemingly sealing his place as a dependable centre for England. Although there was fear that his pairing with Mike Tindall lacked the attacking power that other centres possessed however they made up for it with excellent defence leading to the England winning the tournament although narrowly missing out on the grand slam due to a defeat by Ireland.

Hape was later selected to play in the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, although there was doubt on the role he would play in the tournament due to the strong pairing of Mike Tindall and Manu Tulagi he did play in the 41–10 win over Georgia on 18 September scoring 2 tries in the first half.

International Tries

[14]

TryOpposing teamLocationVenueCompetitionDateResultScore
1Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Dunedin, New Zealand Otago Stadium 2011 Rugby World Cup 18 September 2011Win41 – 10
2

Personal life

Hape is married to Liana, a dancer who has performed with Shaggy, Pink and Natalie Imbruglia. The couple have three sons and one daughter, [15] with the youngest son being born after Shontayne retired. [4] As of 2019, Shontayne Hape is a Business Development Manager for EWP Technical Solutions. [16]

His pastime is DJing, which is influenced by rap artists such as Jay-Z and Kanye West. He undertakes under the stage name DJ Shape. Hape performed in Bath in 2009 to assist those affected by the 2009 tsunami that hit Samoa. [15]

In 2023, Hape participated in season 3 of Match Fit, where former rugby league players return to play against the Australian counterparts. He joined in the first season that featured former rugby league stars. [17] He revealed in episode 3 that he suffered his first major concussion when he was 9, but knowledge of concussion, CTE and repetitive head trauma was minimal at the time. Due to this, Dr. John Mayhew advised him against playing contact sports, making him the second person since Rob Cribb in season 1 to be medically barred from playing contact sports. [4]

In 2024, Hape returned to Match Fit: Union vs. League only as a guest so he can deal with his mental struggles away from the program. [18]

Statistics

Club career

YearClubAppsPtsTGFG
2000 Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 13123-
2001 Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 14164-
2002 Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 1--
2003 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 294812-
2004 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 269624-
2005 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 124812-
2006 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 318421-
2007 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 9205 –--
2008 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 13164 -
2008–09 Bath Rugby 17102 -
2009–10 Bath Rugby 16153 -
2011– London Irish 478100-

Representative career

YearTeamMatchesTriesGoalsField GoalsPoints
2004 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 430012
2005 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 30000
2006 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 31004
2007 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 32008
2010 Flag of England.svg England 30000
2011 Flag of England.svg England 12000

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