1. Dene Halatau was born on 27 January 1983 and 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.
24 Facts About Dene Halatau
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Dene Halatau is New Zealand national representative who was part of their 2008 Rugby League World Cup winning squad.
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Dene Halatau finished his debut year in the NRL with him playing in 9 matches and scoring 3 tries.
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Dene Halatau finished the year with 22 matches and 4 tries.
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Dene Halatau's advice was don't worry about the mistakes, just do it with pride and passion.
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Later in the season Dene Halatau was moved from the interchange bench to lock forward for the finals campaign.
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Dene Halatau finished the year with 4 tries from 22 matches.
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Dene Halatau went on the 2007 All Golds tour, playing at hooker in all the 5 matches.
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Dene Halatau finished the 2008 NRL season with him playing in 22 matches and scoring three tries.
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Dene Halatau finished the season with 18 matches and 2 tries.
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Dene Halatau signed a three-year deal with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs commencing in 2010.
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Dene Halatau played in eight matches for Canterbury-Bankstown in an injury interrupted season.
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In Round 23 against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks at Remondis Stadium, Dene Halatau scored his first try as a Canterbury player before succumbing to a season ending ankle injury.
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Dene Halatau finished the season with one try from 19 appearances.
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In 2012, Dene Halatau was playing second-row in the starting team.
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Dene Halatau injured his knee in round 19 and was unable to return to first grade.
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Dene Halatau finished the season with him playing 17 matches and scoring a try.
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On 28 July, it was announced that Dene Halatau would be returning to his previous club Wests Tigers on a two-year contract from 2014.
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Dene Halatau finished his return year to the Wests Tigers with him playing in seven matches.
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The Wests Tigers failed to win any of the games Dene Halatau was absent for the season.
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At season's end, Dene Halatau signed with the Wests Tigers for a further season.
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On 18 July 2016, Dene Halatau announced he would retire at the end of the year.
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In 2021 Dene Halatau claimed his first wooden spoon, coming last in the Nuffies NFL fantasy league.
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In 2024 Dene Halatau claimed his second wooden spoon, coming last in the Nuffies NFL fantasy league.