PLAYER DETAILS
Dene Halatau profile
- Club
- _Retired Rugby
- Position
- Second Row
- Nationality
- New Zealand
- Date of birth
- 1983-01-27
- Birthplace
- Invercargill, New Zealand
- Height
- 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
- Weight
- 95 kg (14 st 13 lb)
PLAYER BIOGRAPHY
About Dene Halatau
Dene Halatau (born 27 January 1983) is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who previously played for the Wests Tigers and the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs of the National Rugby League. Halatau was part of the Wests Tigers team that won the 2005 NRL Premiership. Halatau is New Zealand national representative who was part of their 2008 Rugby League World Cup winning squad.
Early years
Born in Invercargill, New Zealand, Halatau moved to Australia as a 4-year-old and played his junior rugby league for the Merrylands Rams and North Ryde Hawks before being signed by the Wests Tigers. Halatau was educated at Westfields Sports High School. He is of Niuean descent.