Dene Halatau

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**Dene Halatau**
Personal information

Full name	Dene Halatau
Date of birth	January 27, 1983
Place of birth	Invercargill, New Zealand
Height	1.78 m
Weight	89 kg
Nickname	Hammer
Position	Centre / Second Row / Lock
Club information
Current club	Wests Tigers
Number	3 / 12 / 13 / 15
Youth clubs
	North Ryde Hawks
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (points)
2003–present	Wests Tigers	67 (44)
Representative teams**
2004–present	New Zealand	4 (0)
* Professional club appearances and points counted for domestic first grade only and correct as of 4 September 2006. ** Representative team caps and points correct as of 14 October 2006.

Dene La Halatau (born January 27, 1983 in Invercargill, New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby league player for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League competition.

He has also represented the New Zealand national team on four separate occasions between 2004 and 2006. His position of choice is centre however he can also play in the second row and lock.

An accomplished singer and guitarist, he often appears with the live studio band on the Nine Network's The Footy Show.

Dene enjoys the company of his family, especially that of his beautiful and inspirational sister Nania.

[edit] Career highlights

Junior Club: Wentworthville, Merrylands
Harold Matthews: Parramatta
First Grade Debut: Round 13, Wests Tigers v Manly at Leichhardt Oval, June 8, 2003
Career Stats: 67 career games to date scoring 11 tries