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Karl Te Nana

b. 1975

New Zealand rugby union footballer and commentator, and rugby league footballer

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About Karl Te Nana

Born 1975. Karl Te Nana is a New Zealand rugby league player and rugby union player.

Karl Solomon Te Nana (born 15 July 1975) is a New Zealand former rugby union and rugby league footballer, and currently works in broadcasting as a rugby commentator.

A professional rugby union player, Te Nana won a gold medal as part of the New Zealand rugby sevens national team at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. He scored 113 tries for the New Zealand rugby sevens team. He was the leading try scorer during the 2000–01 Sevens Series with 42 tries. He was a member of the New Zealand squad that won the 2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens.

He played for North Harbour in the National Provincial Championship and spent the 2000 season with the Otago Highlanders in Super Rugby (then known as the Super 12).

He played for the Point Chevalier Pirates in the Auckland Rugby League's Phelan Shield.

In 2019, he was on the first panel to determine the World Rugby women's-15s player-of-the-year award with Melodie Robinson, Danielle Waterman, Will Greenwood, Liza Burgess, Lynne Cantwell, Fiona Coghlan, Gaëlle Mignot, Jillion Potter, and Stephen Jones.

Television Now retired, Te Nana hosted a weekly rugby show on Sky TV in New Zealand called "This Given Sunday" with former All Black halfback Steve Devine. Also a regular world rugby commentator on the 7's World Series for both men's and woman's. He hosts, reports and commentates on All Blacks, Super Rugby, college rugby and provincial rugby for Sky TV in New Zealand.

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Te Aute College
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Karl Solomon Te Nana

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Who is Karl Te Nana?

New Zealand rugby union footballer and commentator, and rugby league footballer

When was Karl Te Nana born?

Karl Te Nana was born on 15 July 1975 in Palmerston North.

What is Karl Te Nana's occupation?

Karl Te Nana is a rugby league player and rugby union player.

What nationality is Karl Te Nana?

Karl Te Nana is New Zealand.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Karl Te Nana

· Wikidata: Q6372300

· DBpedia: Karl Te Nana

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