Paul Koteka
Appearance
Birth name | Tohoa Tauroa Koteka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 30 September 1956 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Tokoroa, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 108 kg (238 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Tokoroa High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tohoa Tauroa "Paul" Koteka (born 30 September 1956) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A prop, Koteka represented Waikato at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1981 and 1982. He played six matches for the All Blacks including two internationals. After moving to Perth, he represented Western Australia, and became captain of the team.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Waikato RFU. "Paul Koteka". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
Categories:
- 1956 births
- Living people
- Rugby union players from Tokoroa
- New Zealand rugby union players
- New Zealand international rugby union players
- Waikato rugby union players
- Rugby union props
- Māori All Blacks players
- New Zealand emigrants to Australia
- People educated at Tokoroa High School
- 20th-century New Zealand sportsmen
- New Zealand rugby union biography, 1950s birth stubs