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Brendan Haami
Full nameBrendan Derek Te Oranga Haami
Date of birth (1974-12-04) 4 December 1974 (age 50)
Place of birthStratford, New Zealand
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight167 lb (76 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Half-back
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1997–04 Taranaki 69 (30)
2004–05 Rotherham 18 (0)
2005 Wellington 5 (0)
2006–08 Taranaki 23 (5)
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2001–06 Hurricanes 29 (5)
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2000 New Zealand

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

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  1. ^ "Brendon Derek Te Oranga Haami". New Zealand Rugby History.
  2. ^ "Time's right for calling it quits, says Haami". Stuff.co.nz. 31 January 2009.
  3. ^ "Tietjens' sevens squad prepares for Hong Kong". ESPN.com. 15 March 2000.
  4. ^ "Brendan Haami - Hurricanes". www.hurricanes.co.nz.
  5. ^ "Rugby: Reasons to return for Hami". NZ Herald. 18 October 2004.
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