18 Facts About Dean Whare

1.

Dean Whare moved to Sydney, Australia as a 13-year-old and played his junior rugby league with Penshurst RSL and Arncliffe scots before being signed the St George-Illawarra Dragons.

2.

Dean Whare played in the 2008 and 2009 Toyota Cups before signing with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles for 2010.

3.

Dean Whare played in 4 matches and scored 3 tries in his debut year in the NRL.

4.

Dean Whare played in one match for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the 2011 NRL season, playing in round 26 against the Brisbane Broncos at Suncorp Stadium.

5.

In 2012, Dean Whare divided his playing time between the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles NRL side, and the New South Wales Cup.

6.

On 30 May 2012, Dean Whare announced that he had signed for the Penrith Panthers from 2013, citing the opportunity to establish himself as one of the NRL's top centres.

7.

Dean Whare finished the 2012 NRL season with playing in 21 matches and scoring six tries for the Manly club.

8.

Dean Whare started the season playing at fullback until he cemented a centre position from round 7 onwards.

9.

Dean Whare finished the 2013 NRL season with him playing in all of Penrith's 24 matches and scoring five tries.

10.

Dean Whare was selected in the New Zealand 2013 World Cup squad, playing in 5 matches.

11.

On 13 December 2013, Dean Whare agreed to a three-year contract extension with the Penrith Panthers, until the end of the 2017 season.

12.

Dean Whare played in 26 matches and scored 12 tries in the Panthers 2014 NRL season.

13.

On 7 October 2014, Dean Whare was selected in the New Zealand national rugby league team final 24-man squad for the 2014 Four Nations series.

14.

Dean Whare finished the 2015 NRL season with him playing in 13 matches and six tries for Penrith.

15.

Dean Whare made 24 appearances for Penrith in the 2018 NRL season as the club finished 5th on the table and qualified for the finals.

16.

Dean Whare made a total of 18 appearances for Penrith in the 2019 NRL season as the club finished a disappointing 10th place and missed out for the finals for the first time since 2015.

17.

In round 5, Dean Whare scored two tries for Catalans in their victory over Wakefield Trinity.

18.

On 9 October, Dean Whare played for Catalans in their 2021 Super League Grand Final defeat against St Helens.