Karl Te Nana

Karl Te Nana
Full name Karl Solomon Te Nana
Date of birth (1975-07-15) 15 July 1975
Place of birth Palmerston North, New Zealand
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 97 kg (213 lb)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Wing
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
North Harbour
Super Rugby
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2000 Highlanders 5 (5)
Sevens national teams
Years Club / team Comps
New Zealand
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Men's rugby sevens
Commonwealth Games
2002 Manchester Rugby 7's

Karl Solomon Te Nana (born 15 July 1975) is a New Zealand rugby player.

A professional rugby union player, Te Nana won a gold medal as part of the New Zealand Seven's rugby team at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.[1] He has scored 113 tries for the New Zealand rugby sevens team. He played for North Harbour in the National Provincial Championship and spent the 2000 season with the Otago Highlanders in Super Rugby (then known as the Super 12).

He currently plays for the Point Chevalier Pirates in the Auckland Rugby League's Phelan Shield.[2]

Television

Now retired, Te Nana hosts a weekly rugby show on Sky TV in New Zealand called "This Given Sunday" with former All Black halfback Steve Devine. Also a regular world rugby commentator on the 7's World Series. He hosts, reports and commentates on Super Rugby, college rugby and provincial rugby for Sky TV in New Zealand.

References

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