Joe Rātima
New Zealand rugby union and rugby league footballer
About Joe Rātima
Joe Rātima was a New Zealand rugby league player and rugby union player.
Hohepa Joe Rātima (birth unknown) is a New Zealand rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played representative rugby league (RL) for New Zealand.
Rugby league career He then switched to rugby league, representing Auckland.
In 1956 he toured Australia as part of the New Zealand Māori rugby league team.
He was part of the Ponsonby team that won the Auckland Rugby League title in 1958.
He represented New Zealand, playing in two tests against Great Britain in 1958 and then touring Australia in 1959.
Later years Rātima was later the vice president of the Māori Rugby League organisation.
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Who was Joe Rātima?
New Zealand rugby union and rugby league footballer
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Joe Rātima was born in New Zealand.
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Joe Rātima was a rugby league player and rugby union player.
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Joe Rātima was New Zealand.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Joe Rātima. https://biography.guide/joe-ratima/
MLA: "Joe Rātima." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/joe-ratima/.
Chicago: "Joe Rātima." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/joe-ratima/.
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