// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's Brendan Haami? Hami time, isn't he?
| Full name | Brendan Derek Te Oranga Haami | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 4 December 1974 Stratford, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 167 lb (76 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brendan Derek Te Oranga Haami (born 4 December 1974) is a New Zealand former professional rugby union player.[1]
Born in Stratford, Taranaki, Haami was a diminutive half-back and is known by the nickname "Knackers".[2]
Haami, NZ Maori representative, played 93 matches for Taranaki, debuting in 1997. He appeared for New Zealand in the 1999–2000 World Sevens Series.[3] A Hurricanes player, Haami made most of his Super 12 appearances from 2001 to 2003, while an understudy to Jason Spice.[4] He had a stint in England at Rotherham in 2004–05 and played briefly with Wellington on his return to New Zealand, as cover for Piri Weepu, before finishing his career back at Taranaki.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Brendon Derek Te Oranga Haami". New Zealand Rugby History.
- ↑ "Time's right for calling it quits, says Haami". Stuff.co.nz. 31 January 2009.
- ↑ "Tietjens' sevens squad prepares for Hong Kong". ESPN.com. 15 March 2000.
- ↑ "Brendan Haami - Hurricanes". www.hurricanes.co.nz.
- ↑ "Rugby: Reasons to return for Hami". NZ Herald. 18 October 2004.
External links
[edit]- Brendan Haami at ESPNscrum (archived)
Categories:
- 1974 births
- Living people
- New Zealand rugby union players
- New Zealand male rugby sevens players
- New Zealand international rugby sevens players
- Rugby union scrum-halves
- Hurricanes (rugby union) players
- Taranaki rugby union players
- Wellington rugby union players
- Rotherham Titans players
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in England
- Rugby union players from Stratford, New Zealand