Rukingi Reke

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Rukingi Reke
Personal information
Full nameJoseph Rukingi Reke
BornNew Zealand
Diedunknown
Playing information
PositionUtility Back
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1911–12 Rotorua
1912–13 New Zealand 6 0 0 0 0

Joseph Rukingi Reke[1] (birth unknown – death unknown) was a New Zealand rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played representative rugby league (RL) for New Zealand.

Rugby union career[]

Reke played rugby union for New Zealand Māori under the name Joseph Rogers.[2]

Playing career[]

Reke played for Rotorua and represented New Zealand in 1912 and on the 1913 tour of Australia. No tests were played in those years however, with matches instead against New South Wales and Queensland.

References[]

  1. ^ REKE, Joseph Rukingi - 1912 - 13 nzleague.co.nz
  2. ^ John Coffey and Bernie Wood, The Kiwis: 100 Years of International Rugby League, Hodder Moa, Auckland, 2007, p. 48.
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