Zane Tetevano

Zane Tetevano

Personal information
Full name	Zane Anthony Faulkner Tetevano [1]
Born	(1990-11-04) 4 November 1990 (age 33) Tokoroa, Waikato, New Zealand
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.87 m)
Weight	16 st 7 lb (105 kg)
Playing information
Position	Prop, Loose forward
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2011–14 Newcastle Knights 29 2 0 0 8 2017–19 Sydney Roosters 74 1 0 0 4 2020 Penrith Panthers 19 0 0 0 0 2021–23 Leeds Rhinos 48 3 0 0 12 2024– Canterbury Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0 Total 170 6 0 0 24 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2009–23 Cook Islands 10 0 0 0 0 2019 New Zealand 3 0 0 0 0 2020 Māori All Stars 1 0 0 0 0 2022 Combined Nations All Stars 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [2] [3] As of 7 November 2022

Zane Tetevano (born 4 November 1990) is a professional rugby league footballer, who plays as a prop and loose forward for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the National Rugby League. He has played for both the Cook Islands and New Zealand at international level.

Tetevano previously played for the Newcastle Knights, Sydney Roosters and the Penrith Panthers in the NRL. He won an NRL premiership with the Roosters in 2018.

Background

Tetevano was born in Tokoroa, New Zealand, and is of Cook Islander ^[4] and Maori descent. ^[5]

Tetevano played his junior football for the Pacific Sharks before being signed by the Newcastle Knights. ^[6] In 2006, Tetevano played for the New Zealand Under 16s team.

Playing career

Newcastle Knights

From 2008 to 2010, Tetevano played for the Newcastle Knights' NYC team. ^{[7] [8]}

In 2011, Tetevano moved on to the Knights' New South Wales Cup team.

In Round 20 of the 2011 NRL season, Tetevano made his NRL debut for Newcastle against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.

In August 2011, Tetevano re-signed with the Knights on a 2-year contract. ^[9]

Tetevano playing for the Newcastle Knights in 2012

On 16 October 2013, Tetevano again re-signed with the Newcastle Knights on a 2-year contract. ^[10]

On 14 May 2014, Tetevano was sacked by the Newcastle Knights due to disciplinary reasons. ^[11]

Wyong Roos

Tetevano joined the Wyong Roos in the New South Wales Cup for the rest of 2014. ^{[12] [13]}

Manly

On 1 October 2014, Tetevano signed a 1-year contract with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles starting in 2015. ^[14]

On 2 October 2014, Tetevano had his contract with Manly-Warringah terminated after he admitted in court to bashing his girlfriend on four occasions. ^{[15] [16]}

In September 2016, Tetevano was named at lock in the 2016 Intrust Super Premiership NSW Team of the Year. ^[17]

Sydney Roosters

On 1 October 2016, Tetevano signed a 1-year contract with the Sydney Roosters starting in 2017. ^[18]

On 30 September 2018, Tetevano was part of the Sydney Roosters side which defeated Melbourne 21-6 in the 2018 NRL Grand Final. ^[19]

In round 25 2019, Tetevano played his 100th NRL game in the Roosters 16-10 loss to South Sydney at ANZ Stadium. ^[20] Tetevano made 24 appearances for the Sydney Roosters in the 2019 NRL season as the club reached the 2019 NRL Grand Final. Tetevano was initially named in the grand final team but was then replaced by Jake Friend and missed out on playing in the club's premiership victory. Following the match, Sydney Roosters head coach Trent Robinson gave Tetevano his premiership ring. ^{[21] [22] [23]}

Penrith Panthers

On 26 November 2019, Tetevano signed a three-year contract with Penrith worth around $350,000 starting in the 2020 NRL season. ^[24]

Leeds Rhinos

On 26 December 2020, it was reported that Tetevano would join Leeds for the 2021 season. ^[25]

In the Challenge Cup third-round match against St Helens, Tetevano was sent off in the club's defeat for the first time in his career. He was later given a four-match ban and fined £500. ^[26] Tetevano played for Leeds in their 36-8 loss against St Helens in the semi-final as the club fell one match short of the 2021 Super League Grand Final. ^[27] In round 16 of the 2022 Super League season, Tetevano was given a red card for a dangerous tackle during Leeds 42-12 loss against St Helens. ^[28] On 24 September 2022, Tetevano played for Leeds in their 24-12 loss to St Helens RFC in the 2022 Super League Grand Final. ^[29] In round 12 of the 2023 Super League season, Tetevano was given a red card for a dangerous high tackle during Leeds 40-18 victory over Wigan. ^[30] In June 2023, it was revealed that Tetevano had suffered a stroke during a training session earlier in the year and would require surgery to repair the hole in his heart. Tetevano was cleared to return to non-impact aerobic training, but not yet contact sport. ^[31]

International

In 2009, Tetevano played for the Cook Islands in the 2009 Pacific Cup and again in 2010.

At the end of 2013, Tetevano played for the Cook Islands in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup held in England and Wales. ^[32]

Domestic violence conviction

In 2014, Tetevano pled guilty and was sentenced to at least nine months jail for bashing his then girlfriend on four separate occasions. ^[33] However, the jail time was overturned on appeal. ^[34] During the appeal Judge Roy Ellis was "impressed with his rehabilitation", and Tetevano's commitment to living "a simple life", ^[35] while his lawyer argued that he had "no desire to return to the toxic environment that the NRL invites". ^[36]

References

1. Companies House
2. loverugbyleague
3. "Zane Tetevano - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 4 November 1990. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
4. "Zane Tetevano bursting with pride at representing Cook Islands again". Love Rugby League. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
5. "Kiwis and Penrith forward Zane Tetevano heading to Leeds Rhinos". Stuff. 26 December 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
6. Kirkeby, Luke (8 December 2018). "Tokoroa's Christmas Parade celebrates rugby league heroes". Stuff. stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
7. "Zane Tetevano player results, scores, news and statistics". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
8. Zane Tetevano at rleague.com Archived 15 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine
9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
10. "Mata'utia trio plus Tetevano re-sign - Newcastle Knights". Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
11. NRL (14 May 2014). "Club Statement: Zane Tetevano - Knights". Newcastleknights.com.au. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
12. "Kiwi-born Zane Tetevano agrees Manly deal". Stuff. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
13. "Cutters Host Final Home Game". Dragons. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
14. NRL (October 2014). "Promising trio added to Sea Eagles roster". Sea Eagles. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
15. NRL (December 2014). "Statement: Zane Tetevano". Sea Eagles. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
16. Rugby League (2 December 2014). "Manly Sea Eagles tear up contract of Zane Tetevano". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
17. NSWRL.com.au (26 March 2016). "2016 Intrust Super Cup Team of the Year". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
18. Roosters.com.au (October 2016). "Roosters announce signing of two players". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
19. "NRL grand final 2018: Storm vs Roosters live". NewsComAu. 30 September 2018.
20. "Legend Steve Roach takes aim at NRL over Sam Burgess, Jared Waerea-Hargreaves charges". Fox Sports. 6 September 2019.
21. "NRL grand final player ratings: Roosters and Raiders hits and misses". SMH. 6 October 2019.
22. "Sydney Roosters beat Canberra Raiders to win NRL Grand Final". BBC Sport.
23. "Tetevano gifted premiership ring by Robinson but future still clouded". NRL. 7 October 2019.
24. "Penrith Panthers sign Sydney Roosters premiership forward Zane Tetevano... and for half the price". Fox Sports. 26 November 2019.
25. "Zane Tetevano: Leeds sign New Zealand forward from Penrith Panthers". BBC Sport. 26 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
26. "Leeds Rhinos forward given four-game ban for late tackle". www.skysports.com.
27. "Super League semi-final: St Helens beat Leeds to reach Grand Final - as it happened". www.bbc.co.uk.
28. "St Helens beat Catalans in fiery season opener – talking points". www.loverugbyleague.com.
29. "St Helens sink Leeds to win record fourth consecutive Grand Final". www.theguardian.com.
30. "Super League: Wigan Warriors 18-40 Leeds Rhinos - 12-man visitors forge stunning comeback". www.bbc.co.uk.
31. "Zane Tetevano: Leeds Rhinos prop on his stroke and recovery". www.bbc.co.uk.
32. "Rugby League World Cup: Cook Islands name 24-man squad". Sky Sports. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
33. RYAN, STEPHEN (28 May 2015). "Zane Tetevano jailed for bashing former girlfriend". Newcastle Herald.
34. DILLON, ROBERT (30 September 2019). "He could have gone to jail ... now this ex-Knight is chasing a second straight grand final win". Newcastle Herald.
35. RIGNEY, SAM (17 August 2015). "Former Knight Zane Tetevano walks free". Newcastle Herald.
36. "NRL: Roosters sign bad boys Zane Tetevano and Liam Knight for 2017". 30 September 2016.

External links

• Leeds Rhinos profile
• Sydney Roosters profile
• Roosters profile