Frank Watene

Frank Watene
Personal information
Nickname Frank the Tank, Big Frank
Born (1977-02-15) 15 February 1977
New Zealand
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 114 kg (17 st 13 lb)
Playing information
Position Prop, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1996 Counties Manukau 20 4 0 0 16
1998 Auckland Warriors 1 0 0 0 0
1999–01 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 61 6 0 0 24
2002–03 Dewsbury Rams
2004 Hull KR 0 0 20
2005 Castleford Tigers 24 5
2006 Dewsbury Rams 0 0
2007–11 Halifax 113 15 0 0 60
Total 219 30 0 0 120
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1995–99 New Zealand Māori
Source: Rugby League Project

Frank Watene (born 15 February 1977) is a professional rugby league footballer, playing at representative level for Tongan World cup Squad 1995, New Zealand Junior Kiwis 1996, New Zealand Māori, and at club level for Counties Manukau Heroes, Auckland Warriors, Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, Hull Kingston Rovers, Castleford Tigers, Dewsbury Rams, and Halifax at club level, as a Prop, or Second-row.

Early years

Watene started his career with the Otahuhu Leopards in the Auckland Rugby League competition, before being signed by the new Auckland Warriors club in 1994.[1] He made his first grade debut in 1998. Watene toured with the New Zealand Māori rugby league team in 1998 and played for them in the 1997 Oceania Cup and against Great Britain in 1999.[2][3]

England

Watene currently plays for Halifax in the second division of English rugby league called the Championship. Is of Tongan and NZ Maori descent 'Frank the Tank' signed for Halifax at the start of the 2007 rugby league season after playing for Dewsbury Rams in 2006 and helping them to win their National League two promotion. Watene was named in the dream team after an impressive year. Watene's usual position is Prop Forward however due to his sheer size Watene usually starts off the matches on the substitutes bench and will come onto the field of play later in the match, when his team need a boost of energy which he provides in the form of strong running. In September 2007 Frank signed a one-year extension to his current Halifax contract, after a highly impressive season.

References

  1. ↑ Richard Becht. A New Breed Rising: The Warriors Winfield Cup Challenge. Auckland, HarperCollins, 1994. ISBN 1-86950-154-3. p.184
  2. ↑ New Zealand Rugby League Annual '98, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1998. p.118
  3. ↑ Jessup, Peter (3 November 1999). "Rugby League: It's a different world for Maori". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 30 September 2011.

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