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Full name | Robert Kopa Henare | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | New Zealand | 7 March 1978||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robert Henare is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer who played professionally for the St. George Dragons.
In 1996 Henare was a junior with the Illawarra Steelers and also captained the Junior Kiwis.[ citation needed]
Henare spent 1997, 1998 and 1999 in Australia with the St. George Dragons where he played three first grade games.[ citation needed]
In 2000 and 2001 he played in the Bartercard Cup with the Canterbury Bulls and was part of their 2000 Grand Final winning side. [1]
In 2002 he played with the Port Kembla Blacks in the Illawarra Rugby League competition. [2] He played well enough to rejoin the St George Illawarra Dragons in 2004 and played in the NSWRL Premier League. [3]
Henare represented the New Zealand Māori in 1999. [4] In 2001 he was picked for the South Island in a match against France. [5]