Puti Tipene Watene

Puti Tipene Watene
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Eastern Maori
In office
30 November 1963 – 14 June 1967
Preceded byTiaki Omana
Succeeded byParaone Reweti
Personal details
Born18 August 1910
Kirikiri, Thames, New Zealand
Died14 June 1967(1967-06-14) (aged 56)
Parliament Buildings, Wellington, New Zealand
Political partyLabour
SpousePhyllis Watene
Children12
Rugby league career
Playing information
Weight90 kg (14 st 2 lb)
PositionFullback, Wing, Stand-off, Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1929–35 City Rovers 77 11 118 0 269
1936–37 Manukau 31 10 30 0 90
1938 Newton Rangers 5 1 0 0 3
1939–43 Manukau 56 13 6 0 51
1943 Newton Rangers (preseason) 1 1 0 0 3
1943 → City Rovers XIII (guest) 1 1 0 0 3
1944 Newton Rangers
Total 171 37 154 0 419
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1929–37 Auckland 4 1 14 0 31
1930–37 New Zealand 14 (6) 4 11 (10) 0 34 (20)
1934–42 Auckland Māori (Tamaki) 16 12 16 0 68
1935 Auckland B 1 1 0 0 3
1935–36 Auckland A 2 0 0 0 0
1937 New Zealand Māori 1 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Representative
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1944 Newton Rangers 23 3 0 20 13
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Puti Tipene "Steve" Watene (18 August 1910 – 14 June 1967) was a New Zealand rugby league footballer and politician. He was the first Māori to captain the New Zealand league side and he is the only person to both represent the New Zealand national rugby league team and become a Member of Parliament.

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