Henari Veratau (born 3 January 1984 ) is a Papua New Guinean international rugby union professional footballer who played for the Queensland Reds and ACT Brumbies, who originally played rugby league for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL.[1] His position is at centre and wing. He signed for French Pro D2 club Racing Métro 92 Paris in August 2008.
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| Date of birth | 3 January 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | The Scots College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Lucy Veratau | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background edit
Veratau was born in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
He went to The Scots College in Sydney, winning the Honour Cap in Year 12 in 2001.
Career edit
In 2009, he signed with the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Rugby Team (Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars) in Kanagawa, Japan.
He took part to the 2016 Cup of Nations with Papua New Guinea[2]
References edit
- ^ "Brumbies snare NRL winger". The Age. Melbourne. 31 July 2003. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Super duo in Pukpuks". 4 October 2016. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
External links edit
- "Queensland Reds profile". Archived from the original on 27 July 2008.
- "Brumbies Sign Schoolboy's Star Henari Veratau". 31 July 2003. Archived from the original on 14 September 2006.
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