Hitro Okesene
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| Full name | Hitro Okesene | |
| Date of birth | September 22, 1970 | |
| Place of birth | Auckland,  New Zealand |
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| Height | 180cm | |
| Weight | 95kg | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Years | Club | |
1990-94 1994 |
Manukau Auckland Counties Manukau |
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| Senior clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| 1989-92 1995-97 1998 1999 2000-03 |
Carlisle Auckland Hull Featherstone Workington Town |
22 (8) |
| Representative teams | ||
| 1988-89 1994-5 |
Junior Kiwis New Zealand Kiwis |
5 |
| Professional clubs coached | ||
| 2003-05 | Ellenborough Rangers | |
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* Professional club appearances and points |
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Hitro Okesene was a New Zealand rugby league player.
He played at either Prop or Hooker and represented the New Zealand Kiwis on five occasions both on the 1994 tour of Australia and Paupa New Guinea and at the 1995 Rugby League World Cup.
His early years saw him play in both Auckland competitions and for Carlisle RLFC in the English competition during the New Zealand off-season. In 1994 he represented the Counties Manukau Heroes in the Lion Red Cup and in 1995 was part of the inaugural Auckland Warriors squad. He stayed with Auckland for another two seasons before moving the England to play in the Superleague (Europe). He played for both the Hull Sharks and Featherstone Rovers before settling at lower division club, Workington Town. Here, as in Auckland, he became a cult figure.
In 2003 he retired due to knee troubles and became coach of the Ellenborough Rangers who competed in the Cumbria Amateur Rugby League. He was replaced in 2005 but remains in Cumbria.
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