Karl Temata

Personal information
Nickname	Big Karl, Te Mata
Born	12 July 1978 (1978-07-12) (age 33) Whangarei, New Zealand
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	105 kg (16 st 7 lb) [1]
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2002–2005	NZ Warriors	52	2	0	0	8
2005–	Harlequins RL	103	8	0	0	32
	Total	155	10	0	0	40
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2000	Cook Islands	3	1	0	0	4
As of 18 April 2010
Source: Rugby League Project

Karl Temata (born 12 July 1978 in Whangarei, New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby league player. Temata is a Cook Islands international.

Temata in action for Harlequins

Playing career

Temata plays for Harlequins RL in the European Super League. He previously played for the New Zealand Warriors and Hibiscus Coast Raiders. Temata's usual position is Prop. He has in the past operated as a Second-row, and has even played as a Wing. He was named Harlequins RL player of the year in 2009.

In 2011 Temata signed a one year extension with Harlequins for the 2012 season.^[2]

Representative career

Temata played for the Cook Islands in the 2000 Rugby League World Cup and scored a try in the Cook Islands' 38-6 defeat by Wales in Wrexham. In September 2011 he was named in the Cook Islands squad to play New Zealand in Rarotonga on October 6 ahead of New Zealand's participation in the 2011 Four Nations in England and Wales.

References

External links

• Quins RL profile
• Temata SL stats

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