John Timu (rugby)

For the American football player, see John Timu (American football).

John Timu
Personal information
Full name	John Kakuhura Raymond Timu
Born	(1969-05-08) 8 May 1969 Dannevirke, New Zealand
Playing information
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	82 kg (12 st 13 lb; 181 lb)
Rugby union
Position	Full-back or wing
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1988–95	Otago	101				340
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1988–94	New Zealand	26				31
Rugby league
Position	Centre
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1995–97	Canterbury Bulldogs	61	17	5	0	78
1998–00	London Broncos	70	16	0	0	64
	Total	131	33	5	0	142
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1995–97	New Zealand	9	4	0	0	16

John Kakuhura Raymond Timu (born 8 May 1969) is a New Zealand former rugby league and rugby union footballer of the 1980s and 1990s who achieved international selection for his country in both rugby codes, appearing in 26 tests for the All Blacks in union and nine for the Kiwis in league. Timu's usual position was centre. In union he would play at full-back or on the wing.

Rugby union

Timu played representative rugby union for Otago. He was selected to play for New Zealand in the 1991 Rugby World Cup. Also in 1991 Timu was awarded the Tom French Cup as Māori player of the year. In the 1992 South Africa vs New Zealand rugby union match he played for the All Blacks, scoring a try. He was then selected to go on the 1993 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain.

Rugby league

Timu commenced his professional rugby league career in 1995 with the newly re-branded Sydney Bulldogs club. In his first season he was selected to play for the New Zealand national team in the second and third matches of the 1995 Trans-Tasman Test series. Timu played in the centres for the Bulldogs in their victory in the 1995 Winfield Cup Grand Final. He was selected for New Zealand's 1995 Rugby League World Cup squad but didn't play any games due to injury.^[1]

During the 1996 Great Britain Lions tour Timu as selected to play for New Zealand at centre in all three Test matches, scoring two tries in the first. Timu was selected to play for New Zealand at centre in the 1997 Anzac Test. After the 1997 Super League season he left the Bulldogs to play in England.

Timu played for the London Broncos at centre in the 1999 Challenge Cup final.

References

↑ Whiticker, Alan. "John Timu". rugbyleagueproject.org. Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson and Bill Bates. Retrieved 28 August 2016.

External links

Awards
Preceded by Steve McDowall	Tom French Memorial Māori rugby union player of the year 1991	Succeeded by Zinzan Brooke

New Zealand squad – 1991 Rugby World Cup (3rd Place)

Forwards	Brooke Carter Dowd Earl Fitzpatrick Henderson Hewett Jones, I Jones, M Loe McDowall Purvis A. Whetton G. Whetton (c)

Backs:	Bachop Crowley Fox Innes Kirwan Little McCahill Preston Philpott Timu Tuigamala Wright

Coaches:	Hart and Wyllie

New Zealand squad – 1995 Rugby League World Cup

Ridge (c) • Barnett • Blackmore • Eru • Freeman • Halligan • Hoppe • Horo • K. Iro • T. Iro • Jones • Kearney • Kemp Lomax • Lowrie • Ngamu • Okesene • Paul • Pongia • Stuart • Timu • Tuuta • Wiki • Williams • Coach: Endacott

Sydney Bulldogs squad – 1995 ARL Premiers (7th Title)

1 Rod Silva 2 Jason Williams 3 John Timu 4 Matthew Ryan 5 Daryl Halligan 6 Terry Lamb (c) 7 Craig Polla-Mounter 8 Darren Britt 9 Jason Hetherington 10 Dean Pay 11 Steve Price 12 Simon Gillies 13 Jim Dymock 14 Jason Smith 15 Glen Hughes 16 Mitch Newton Coach: Chris Anderson

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