Rugby player
| Full name | Beaudein Roger Tuhaunui Waaka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1994-01-27) 27 January 1994 (age 30) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Whakatāne, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 91 kg (201 lb; 14 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Gisborne Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Stacey Waaka (sister) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Beaudein Waaka (born 27 January 1994) is a New Zealand rugby union player, who currently plays for Manawatu in New Zealand's domestic National Provincial Championship and for Skyactivs Hiroshima in the Japan Rugby League One competition. He has previously played for Taranaki, New England Free Jacks, Waikato and Kobelco Kobe Steelers.
Professional career
In 2012, Waaka played for Poverty Bay in the Heartland Championship and then he represented the Taranaki Bulls for 5 seasons in the Mitre 10 Cup competition.
In 2019, he signed with Manly RUFC. Like his sister, Stacey Waaka, he has also represented New Zealand sevens in rugby sevens.
References
- "Turbos squad confirmed for 2023" (Press release). Manawatu Turbos. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- "ボーディン・ワッカ選手加入のお知らせ" [Announcement of the addition of Beaudein Waaka] (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). Skyactivs Hiroshima. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- "Two black jerseys for Waaka siblings". Maori Television. 8 June 2015.
External links
- Beaudein Waaka at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series (archived)
- NZ Rugby History profile
- Beaudein Waaka at ItsRugby.co.uk
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Rugby union players from Whakatāne
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in the United States
- Rugby union centres
- Rugby union fly-halves
- Rugby union wings
- Rugby union fullbacks
- Poverty Bay rugby union players
- Taranaki rugby union players
- Manly RUFC players
- New England Free Jacks players
- Waikato rugby union players
- Kobelco Kobe Steelers players
- Manawatu rugby union players
- Skyactivs Hiroshima players
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in Japan
- New Zealand rugby union players
- People educated at Gisborne Boys' High School