Mike Doreen

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Mike Dorreen
Personal information
Full name
Date of birth January 19, 1967 (1967-01-19) (age 41)
Place of birth , Flag of New Zealand New Zealand
Height 182cm
Weight 85kg
Senior clubs*
Years Club Apps (points)
1988-93
1994
1995
1996
Canterbury
Hawkes Bay
Auckland
Sydney Tigers
43 (120)
20 (44)
4 (8)
Representative teams
1994
1994
New Zealand Residents
New Zealand
4 (16)
2

* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only.

Mike Dorreen is a former New Zealand rugby league player.

He played for the dominating Canterbury provincial side of the early 1990's alongside such talent as Quentin Pongia, Logan Edwards, Whetu Taewa and coach Frank Endacott. In 1994 he switched regions and joined the Hawkes Bay Unicorns for in inaugural Lion Red Cup. He also made the New Zealand Residents side in 1994 and played two games for the New Zealand Kiwis.

In 1995 he joined the new Auckland Warriors franchise in the Australian Rugby League. He played fourteen matches for the new club but was not re-signed for 1996. In 1996 he made the move to Sydney to play for the Sydney Tigers.

In 2007 he was to coach the Canterbury under-18 side alongside former team mate Logan Swann before the competition was canceled by the New Zealand Rugby League.[1]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Axeing of under-18 series leaves players reeling The Press, 19 June 2007