Shontayne Hape
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Birth name | Shontayne Edward Hape[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 30 January 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 102 kg (16 st 1 lb)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Massey High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shontayne Edward Hape (
Early life
New zA
Rugby league career
New Zealand Warriors
Hape signed for the Auckland Warriors in 1999. In the same year, he played for the Junior Kiwis and New Zealand Māori.[6] In 2000 Hape made his first grade debut for the Warriors and earned the great honour of Rookie of the Year award.
In 2001, the Warriors reached the play-offs and Hape played in the series. In round two of the 2002 season Hape injured his anterior cruciate ligament, which ruled him out for the year and he missed the Grand Final.
Bradford Bulls
Fellow New Zealander
Hape played for the
Hape played for the Bradford Bulls at centre and scored a try in their 2004 Super League Grand Final loss against the Leeds Rhinos. A knee injury sustained while playing for New Zealand in the 2004 Tri Nations kept Hape out until round 22 in 2005. His return coincided with the Bulls charge towards the Grand Final and the Super League Championship. His partnership with Lesley Vainikolo is seen as one of the best in the game and has yielded many tries for the Bulls.[citation needed] Hape played for the Bradford Bulls at centre in their 2005 Super League Grand Final victory against Leeds Rhinos
Hape played for New Zealand in their 2005 Rugby League Tri-Nations Final victory over Australia. As Super League champions Bradford faced National Rugby League premiers Wests Tigers in the 2006 World Club Challenge. Hape played at centre in the Bulls' 30–10 victory. In March 2007, Hape was ruled out for most of the season because of a cruciate ligament injury. In August 2007, he was named in Bradford's team of the century. In September 2007, Hape returned for the round 27 Match v Hull F.C. His last game was against Hull Kingston Rovers on 29 June 2008.
Representative career
In 2004, Hape was chosen to represent New Zealand in the Gillette Tri-Nations, replacing his partner on the wing at the Bulls Vainikolo who was out with a knee injury. Hape played two Tri-Nations games and against France and also represented the Kiwis in the clash with Cumbria.
Hape also appeared for New Zealand in the Tri-Nations series in 2005, where he played a starring role helping New Zealand defeat the Aussies to win the final. In 2006, Hape played in the match against Great Britain in the one-off Test match at St. Helens.
Rugby union career
Bath Rugby
Hape qualified for the
In late May 2008, it was announced that he would be joining Bath Rugby on a three-year deal.[9]
London Irish
Coming to the end of his deal at Bath, the club and player were unable to come to an agreement over a new package. As a result, in February 2011 Hape agreed to join London Irish for the 2011–2012 season, replacing the departing Samoan centre Seilala Mapusua.[10] After representing England in the World Cup in his native New Zealand, on his return he was cited for four weeks for a high tackle, followed by an injury plagued domestic season.
Montpellier Hérault Rugby
In April 2012 Hape terminated his contract with London Irish and signed with Montpellier Hérault Rugby, and due to multiple concussions in the 2012-2013 season, he was forced to retire and did not play for London Irish again.[11][4]
Representative career
On 13 January 2010, Hape was named in the
On 30 May 2010, he played for England against the Barbarians at Twickenham.[13] where he scored a try. He made his full Test debut for England two weeks later on 12 June in Perth against Australia and appeared again a week later in Sydney in the 2nd Test of that English tour.
Hape was again selected for the 2011 England six nations squad and started in all five matches seemingly sealing his place as a dependable centre for England. Although there was fear that his pairing with Mike Tindall lacked the attacking power that other centres possessed however they made up for it with excellent defence leading to the England winning the tournament although narrowly missing out on the grand slam due to a defeat by Ireland.
Hape was later selected to play in the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, although there was doubt on the role he would play in the tournament due to the strong pairing of Mike Tindall and Manu Tulagi he did play in the 41–10 win over Georgia on 18 September scoring 2 tries in the first half.
International Tries
Try | Opposing team | Location | Venue | Competition | Date | Result | Score |
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1 | Georgia | Dunedin, New Zealand | Otago Stadium
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2011 Rugby World Cup | 18 September 2011 | Win | 41 – 10 |
2 |
Personal life
Hape is married to Liana, a dancer who has performed with Shaggy, Pink and Natalie Imbruglia. The couple have three sons and one daughter,[15] with the youngest son being born after Shontayne retired.[4] As of 2019, Shontayne Hape is a Business Development Manager for EWP Technical Solutions.[16]
His pastime is
In 2023, Hape participated in season 3 of Match Fit, where former rugby players return to play against the Australian counterparts. He joined in the first season that featured former rugby league stars.[17] He revealed in episode 3 that he suffered his first major concussion when he was 9, but knowledge of concussion, CTE and repetitive head trauma was minimal at the time. Due to this, Dr. John Mayhew advised him against playing contact sports, making him the second person since Rob Cribb in season 1 to be medically barred from playing contact sports.[4]
Statistics
Club career
Year | Club | Apps | Pts | T | G | FG |
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2000 | New Zealand Warriors | 13 | 12 | 3 | - | – |
2001 | New Zealand Warriors | 14 | 16 | 4 | - | – |
2002 | New Zealand Warriors | 1 | - | – | - | |
2003 | Bradford Bulls | 29 | 48 | 12 | - | – |
2004 | Bradford Bulls | 26 | 96 | 24 | - | – |
2005 | Bradford Bulls | 12 | 48 | 12 | – | - |
2006 | Bradford Bulls | 31 | 84 | 21 | - | – |
2007 | Bradford Bulls | 9 | 20 | 5 – | - | - |
2008 | Bradford Bulls | 13 | 16 | 4 - | – | – |
2008–09 | Bath Rugby | 17 | 10 | 2 - | – | – |
2009–10 | Bath Rugby | 16 | 15 | 3 - | – | – |
2011– | London Irish | 47 | 810 | 0- | – | – |
Representative career
Year | Team | Matches | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Points |
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2004 | New Zealand | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
2005 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2006 | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
2007 | New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
2010 | England | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2011 | England | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
- ^ HAPE, SHONTAYNE EDWARD 2004 – 2007 – KIWI #711 Archived 23 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
- ^ "RFU Official Site of the RFU, Governing Body of Rugby Union in England". web page. RFU. Archived from the original on 11 February 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
- ^ "Shontayne Hape confirms retirement from rugby and calls for action on concussion". Sky Sports. 1 June 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Match Fit Season 3 Ep 3 | SPORT | ThreeNow". www.threenow.co.nz. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1998. p. 181
- ^ Richard Becht Backs To The Future Scoop Sport, 16 March 2000
- ^ "Hape considers union". Sportinglife. 7 February 2008. Retrieved 7 February 2008.
- ^ "Union rumours won't distract Hape". Telegraph & Agrgus. 7 February 2008. Retrieved 26 June 2008.
- ^ "Bath set to sign Bulls star Hape". BBC. 26 May 2008. Retrieved 26 May 2008.
- ^ "Exiles capture Bath centre Hape". BBC News. 22 February 2011.
- ^ "London Irish release centre Hape". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Former Kiwi to play rugby for England". The New Zealand Herald. AFP. 14 January 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
- ^ England debut excites Bath's Shontayne Hape BBC Sport Web Site , 27 May 2010
- ^ "Shontayne Edward Hape". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Robbie Paul backs Shontayne Hape to be hit with England". BBC Sport. 14 January 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
- ^ Linkedin.com: Shontayne Hape
- ^ "Match Fit Season 3 Ep 1 | SPORT | ThreeNow". www.threenow.co.nz. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
External links
- Shontayne Hape on Twitter