Karl Temata
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Karl Temata is a New Zealand
rugby league
player. Temata is a Cook Islands
international.
. He previously played for the New Zealand Warriors
and Hibiscus Coast Raiders
. Temata's usual position is . He has in the past operated as a , and has even played as a . He was named Harlequins RL player of the year in 2009.
In 2011 Temata signed a one year extension with Harlequins for the 2012 season.
in the 2000 Rugby League World Cup and scored a try in the Cook Islands' 38-6 defeat by Wales in Wrexham. In September 2011 he was named in the Cook Islands squad to play New Zealand in Rarotonga on October 6 ahead of New Zealand's participation in the 2011 Four Nations in England and Wales.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
player. Temata is a Cook Islands
Cook Islands national rugby league team
-2008 World Cup Qualifying:See 2008 Rugby League World Cup qualifyingThe Cook Islands played Fiji, Tonga and Samoa in the Pacific pool of Qualifying for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup. Fiji and Tonga qualified, and Samoa earned a second chance in the repecharge round...
international.
Playing career
Temata plays for Harlequins RL in the European Super LeagueSuper League
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. He previously played for the New Zealand Warriors
New Zealand Warriors
The New Zealand Warriors are a professional rugby league football club based in Auckland, New Zealand. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership and are the League's only team from outside Australia...
and Hibiscus Coast Raiders
Hibiscus Coast Raiders
The Hibiscus Coast Raiders are a rugby league club based on the Hibiscus Coast, New Zealand. They compete in Auckland Rugby League's Fox Memorial competition and between 2000 and 2005 were also involved in the Bartercard Cup competition.-History:...
. Temata's usual position is . He has in the past operated as a , and has even played as a . He was named Harlequins RL player of the year in 2009.
In 2011 Temata signed a one year extension with Harlequins for the 2012 season.
Representative career
Temata played for the Cook IslandsCook Islands national rugby league team
-2008 World Cup Qualifying:See 2008 Rugby League World Cup qualifyingThe Cook Islands played Fiji, Tonga and Samoa in the Pacific pool of Qualifying for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup. Fiji and Tonga qualified, and Samoa earned a second chance in the repecharge round...
in the 2000 Rugby League World Cup and scored a try in the Cook Islands' 38-6 defeat by Wales in Wrexham. In September 2011 he was named in the Cook Islands squad to play New Zealand in Rarotonga on October 6 ahead of New Zealand's participation in the 2011 Four Nations in England and Wales.