Personal information
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Nickname | DWZ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Hamilton, New Zealand |
17 August 1995 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 97 kg (15 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information
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Position | Fullback, Wing, Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (born 17 August 1995) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League. A New Zealand national representative, he plays at fullback, wing and centre.
Born in Hamilton, New Zealand, Watene-Zelezniak is of Māori, Tongan and Polish descent and is from the Waikato Tainui Iwi. Watene-Zelezniak lived in Ngaruawahia, before moving to Sydney, Australia as a 5-year old and played his junior rugby league for the St Clair Comets, before being signed by the Penrith Panthers. He attended Patrician Brothers' College, Blacktown.
Watene-Zelezniak is the great-grandson of former New Zealand rugby league captain and politician, Steve Watene. Watene-Zelezniak is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Dallin is the younger brother of Wests Tigers Winger, Malakai Watene-Zelezniak.