Darren Rameka

Darren Rameka
Personal information
Born (1973-07-10) 10 July 1973
New Zealand
Height 181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
Playing information
Position prop, second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1994 Wellington City Dukes 19 5 0 0 20
1995–96 Sydney City Roosters 16 1 0 0 4
1997 St. George Dragons 6 1 0 0 4
1998 Western Suburbs Magpies 7 0 0 0 0
Total 48 7 0 0 28
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1990–19?? Wellington
1994–1999 New Zealand Māori
1997 Rest of the World
Source: RLP

Darren Rameka is a New Zealand former rugby league player who played professionally in Australia.

Playing career

Rameka played for the New Zealand Māori in the 1994 Pacific Cup.[1] He again played for the Māori in a 1999 match against the Great Britain Lions.[2]

In 1995 Rameka made his professional debut, playing for the Sydney City Roosters.[3] He played two seasons for the Roosters before moving to the St. George Dragons in 1997.

During the Super League war he represented the Australian Rugby League's Rest of the World side in 1997.[4] He then spent the 1998 season with the Western Suburbs Magpies. He remained with Wests in 1999 but did not play a first grade match.[5]

References

  1. ↑ John Coffey, Bernie Wood (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008. Huia Publishers. p. 282. ISBN 978-1-86969-331-2.
  2. ↑ GB have Long to thank BBC Sport, 5 November 1999
  3. ↑ Darren Rameka nrlstats.com
  4. ↑ Robinson solid in Rest defeat The Independent, 12 July 1997
  5. ↑ Jessup, Peter (3 November 1999). "Rugby League: It's a different world for Maori". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
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