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| Full name | Dean Whare | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1990-01-22)22 January 1990 (age 35) Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 15 st 2 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre, Wing, Fullback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dean Whare pronounced (FAR-dEH) (born 22 January 1990) is a New Zealand professionalrugby league footballer who plays as a halfback for theGlebe Dirty Reds in the NSWRLRon Massey Cup, andNew Zealand and theNew Zealand Māori at international level.
Whare previously played for theManly Warringah Sea Eagles and thePenrith Panthers in theNRL, and played as awinger andfullback earlier in his career.
Whare was born inRotorua, New Zealand. He is ofMāori descent.[citation needed]
He moved to Sydney, Australia as a 13-year-old and played his junior rugby league with Penshurst RSL andArncliffe scots before being signed theSt George-Illawarra Dragons.[4][5]
He played in the 2008 and 2009Toyota Cups before signing with theManly-Warringah Sea Eagles for 2010.[6][7]
In round 12 of the2010 NRL season, Whare made hisNRL debut against theNorth Queensland Cowboys at1300SMILES Stadium, scoring three tries in Manly's 24–20 win, the first time a player has scored three tries in his top-grade debut for theManly-Warringah Sea Eagles.[8] Whare played in 4 matches and scored 3 tries in his debut year in the NRL.
At the end of the season, Whare was selected for theJunior Kiwis.[9]
Whare played in one match for theManly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the2011 NRL season, playing in round 26 against theBrisbane Broncos atSuncorp Stadium.[10]
In 2012, Whare divided his playing time between theManly-Warringah Sea EaglesNRL side, and theNew South Wales Cup. This was due to Manly's established backline which included representative playersBrett Stewart,Steve Matai, team captainJamie Lyon,Jorge Taufua andDavid Williams. Becoming something of a "Mr Fix-it" for the Sea Eagles when called into the top grade, Whare played in the centres, on the wing, and at fullback during the season. On 30 May 2012, Whare announced that he had signed for thePenrith Panthers from 2013, citing the opportunity to establish himself as one of the NRL's top centres. Despite expressing a desire to stay at Manly beyond 2012, Whare felt his opportunities to play centre was limited at Manly due to the presence of club co-captainJamie Lyon andKiwi international centreSteve Matai.[11][12] Whare finished the2012 NRL season with playing in 21 matches and scoring six tries for the Manly club.
Whare was selected to make international debut forNew Zealand againstAustralia in the October test at1300SMILES Stadium. Whare played at centre in the Kiwis 12–20 loss.[13][14]
In round 1 of the2013 NRL season, against theCanberra Raiders, Whare made his club debut for thePenrith Panthers at fullback in a 32–10 win atPenrith Stadium.[15] Whare started the season playing at fullback until he cemented a centre position from round 7 onwards. In round 7, against theParramatta Eels, Whare scored his first try club try for Penrith in the 44–12 win at Penrith Stadium.[16] For the2013 ANZAC Test, Whare was selected to play for New Zealand at centre in the Kiwis 12–32 loss againstAustralia.[17] Whare finished the2013 NRL season with him playing in all of Penrith's 24 matches and scoring five tries. Whare was selected in the New Zealand2013 World Cup squad, playing in 5 matches. He scored 2 tries againstPapua New Guinea in the Kiwis 56–10 win.[18] Whare played at centre in the Kiwis 2–34 loss to Australia in theWorld Cup final atOld Trafford.[19] On 13 December 2013, Whare agreed to a three-year contract extension with the Penrith Panthers, until the end of the 2017 season.[20][21]
Whare was selected for New Zealand in the2014 ANZAC Test against Australia at centre in the Kiwis 18–30 loss at theSFS.[22] Whare played in 26 matches and scored 12 tries in the Panthers2014 NRL season.
On 7 October 2014, Whare was selected in theNew Zealand national rugby league team final 24-man squad for the2014 Four Nations series.[23] Whare played at centre in the Kiwis 22–18 Four Nations final win over Australia atWestpac Stadium.[24]
Whare finished the2015 NRL season with him playing in 13 matches and six tries for Penrith.
On 8 October, Whare was selected in the 23-manNew Zealand squad to tour England.[25]
Whare played in all 3 matches againstEngland at centre in the Kiwis' 2–1Baskerville Shield series loss.[26]
Whare played in the 18–16 loss atPenrith Stadium in round 2 against theCanterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. This was his only match of the season after battling a calf tear injury before a season-ending knee injury happened during training.[27]
In round 1, against theSt. George Illawarra Dragons, Whare made his return for Penrith playing on the wing in the 10–42 loss atJubilee Oval.[28][29]
Whare made 24 appearances for Penrith in the2018 NRL season as the club finished 5th on the table and qualified for the finals. Whare played in both finals games as Penrith reached the elimination final against Cronulla-Sutherland but lost 21–20 at theSydney Football Stadium which ended their season.[30]
Whare made a total of 18 appearances for Penrith in the2019 NRL season as the club finished a disappointing 10th place and missed out for the finals for the first time since 2015.[31]
Whare only made a total of 8 appearances for Penrith in the 2020 NRL Season, failing to score a try as he lost his spot toBrent Naden for the rest of the season after Round 10 as the Panthers won 17 consecutive matches to reach the grand final, which they lost 26-20 to theMelbourne Storm.[citation needed]
On 8 February, it was reported that he had signed for theCatalans Dragons in theSuper League.[32]
In round 1 of the 2021 Super League season, he made his debut for Catalans Dragons againstHull KR in which Catalans won 29-28.[33]
In round 5, Whare scored two tries for Catalans in their victory overWakefield Trinity.[34]On 9 October, Whare played for Catalans in their2021 Super League Grand Final defeat against St. Helens.[35]
On 24 October 2022 it was reported that he had signed forBaroudeurs de Pia XIII in theElite One Championship. After the conclusion of the season, Whare joined RFL Championship side the London Broncos.[36]
On 15 October, Whare played in the London Broncos upsetMillion Pound Game victory overToulouse Olympique.[37]
On 16 January it was reported that he had returned toPia Donkeys in theElite One Championship.[38]On 14 September, Whare played in Glebe's Ron Massey Cup grand final victory overWentworthville.[39]