Personal information | ||||||
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Born |
Wellington, New Zealand |
15 August 1989 |||||
Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||
Weight | 98 kg (15 st 6 lb) | |||||
Playing information | ||||||
Position | Wing, Fullback | |||||
Club | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
2008 | Gold Coast Titans | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
2014– | Canberra Raiders | 48 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 124 |
Total | 53 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 144 | |
Representative | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
2008 | New Zealand Māori | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2013–15 | Cook Islands | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
2016 | New Zealand | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
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Jordan Rapana (born 15 August 1989) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League. He plays at wing and fullback and previously played for the Gold Coast Titans.
Born in Wellington, New Zealand, Rapana is of Cook Islander and Māori descent and moved to the Gold Coast, Queensland as a 10-year-old, playing his junior football for the Tugun Seahawks, before being signed by the Gold Coast Titans. He attended Palm Beach Currumbin State High School.
In 2008, Rapana played for the Gold Coast Titans' NYC team. In Round 18 of the 2008 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Titans against the Sydney Roosters. At the end of 2008, he was named on the interchange bench in the 2008 NYC Team of the Year and played for the New Zealand Māori rugby league team.
In 2009, Rapana left the NRL for a two-year Mormon mission.
In June, Rapana signed a contract with Super Rugby team, Western Force, starting in 2012. Played for local club side Palmyra Rugby Union Club in the 2012 season