Hare Te Rangi

Hare Te Rangi is a former New Zealand rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand Maori at the 2000 World Cup. He began with the Piako Warriors, who won the Bay of Plenty Rugby League grand final in 1995, and was picked for the Auckland Warriors development program in 1996. In 1997 he was the leading try scorer in the Auckland Rugby League competition, winning the Tetley Trophy for the Otahuhu Leopards. He played for the Leopards in the 2000 Bartercard Cup grand final before moving in 2001 to the Eastern Tornadoes, and as a Bay of Plenty representative he was chosen in 2001 for the Northern Districts side that played the touring French team. He represented New Zealand at under 17, under 18 and under 19 level, toured the Cook Islands with the Maori in 1998 and Australia with the New Zealand Residents in 2000. He has also represented Bay of Plenty at lawn bowls.