David Bhana

David Bhana
Bhana playing for the Warriors in 2014.
Personal information
Born (1993-01-10) 10 January 1993
Auckland, New Zealand
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 94 kg (14 st 11 lb)
Playing information
Position Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016– Newcastle Knights 7 1 0 0 4
As of 31 July 2016
Source: [1][2]

David Bhana (born 10 January 1993) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League. He plays at lock.

Background

Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Bhana is of Indian, Scottish and Māori descent[3] and played his junior rugby league for the Northcote Tigers, before being signed by the New Zealand Warriors. He attended Birkenhead College between 2006 and 2010, where he was the Head Boy and continued to play club rugby league, while playing 1st XV for the school. Along with 1st XV, he also represented the school in 1st XI cricket.[4] He then went on to study at the University of Auckland where he was a member of the University of Auckland Māori association, Ngā Tauira Māori. He went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Science majoring in Environmental Science and Geography.[5]

Bhana's family has a long history in the game, with his grandfather, father and his three brothers having played rugby league.

Playing career

Early career

From 2012 to 2013, Bhana played for the New Zealand Warriors' NYC team.[6] On 13 October 2012, he played for the Junior Kiwis against the Junior Kangaroos.[7] In 2013, he captained the side, including in the 30-42 2013 NYC Grand Final loss to the Penrith Panthers.[8] On 27 August 2013, he was named on the interchange bench in the 2013 NYC Team of the Year.[9] On 13 October 2013, he captained the Junior Kiwis against the Junior Kangaroos, in which the Kiwis went down 26-38.[10] In 2014, he graduated on to the Warriors' New South Wales Cup team.[11] On 3 November 2015, he signed a 2-year contract with the Newcastle Knights starting in 2016.[12][13][14]

2016

In round 1 of the 2016 NRL season, Bhana made his NRL debut for the Knights against the Gold Coast Titans.[15][16][17]

He was named in the New Zealand Māori squad for a match against the New Zealand Residents on 15 October 2016.[18]

References

  1. ↑ "David Bhana - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 1993-01-10. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  2. ↑ "David Bhana". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  3. ↑ "Aspirants attract Indians into Rugby League –". Indiannewslink.co.nz. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  4. ↑ "Birkenhead College Newsletter 2010" (PDF).
  5. ↑ "Graduation day for David Bhana".
  6. ↑ "B". Nyc Database. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  7. ↑ "Junior Kiwis Squad announced - Canterbury Rugby League". Foxsportspulse.com. 2012-10-02. Retrieved 2015-06-27.
  8. ↑ NRL. "Vodafone Junior Warriors: Meet the team - Warriors". Warriors.kiwi. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  9. ↑ "2013 Holden Cup Team of the Year". NRL.com. 2013-08-27. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
  10. ↑ "Nine Warriors in Junior Kiwis squad". NRL.com. 2013-10-08. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
  11. ↑ NRL. "Vb Nsw Cup Team Lists - Round One". NSWRL. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  12. ↑ NRL. "David Bhana joins Knights - Knights". Newcastleknights.com.au. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  13. ↑ "David Bhana signs with Knights". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  14. ↑ Dillon, Robert (2015-10-28). "Young Warriors teammates Bhana, Cook to join Knights | Newcastle Herald". Theherald.com.au. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  15. ↑ "Updated: Round 1 NRL team lists". NRL.com. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  16. ↑ NRL. "Late Mail: Titans v Knights - Knights". Newcastleknights.com.au. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  17. ↑ "NRL dream to become reality for Bhana". maoritelevision.com. 2016-03-01. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  18. ↑ "Auckland Rugby League - Auckland Rugby League".

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