Valynce Te Whare

Valynce Te Whare (born 15 September 2000) is a New Zealand rugby league player who plays centre for the Dolphins in the NRL. He previously played for the Redcliffe Dolphins in the Queensland Rugby League competition.[1]

Valynce Te Whare
Personal information
Full nameValynce-Mikaeri Crosby-Te Whare
Born (2000-09-15) 15 September 2000
Waikato, New Zealand
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight108 kg (17 st 0 lb)
Playing information
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2021 King Country 2 2 0 0 10
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019–20 Waikato 8 4 0 0 20
Rugby league
PositionCentre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2023– Dolphins 0 0 0 0 0
As of 26 Sep 2022

Career

Te Whare was born and raised in Waikato, New Zealand. He grew up in NZ, and played rugby union for his junior club, Fraser Tech. In 2019, Valynce was selected for the Waikato Rugby Union team. From 2019 to 2020, Te Whare played wing for Waikato, scoring four tries in eight games.[2][3]

Te Whare is of NZ Māori descent.

In 2021, Te Whare played two games for King Country Rugby Football Union, scoring two tries.[2]

In January 2022, Te Whare signed for the Redcliffe Dolphins.[4][5] On 4 June 2022, he made his debut playing at centre, scoring a double, and contributing to their 54–0 victory over the Ipswich Jets.[6]

As of round 16 in the 2022 season of the QRL Cup, Te Whare has scored 8 tries in 7 games, winning 5 games and drawing 2.[]

Earlier, in December 2021, Te Whare signed a contract with new NRL side the Dolphins,[7][8] who played their first match in the league in 2023.

References
  1. "Valynce Te Whare". Queensland Rugby League. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  2. "Valynce C Te Whare". New Zealand Rugby History. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  3. "Valynce Te Whare-Crosby". RugbyPass. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  4. "Dolphins recruit Valynce Te Whare keen to 'be a sponge'". Queensland Rugby League: News. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  5. "2022 NRL Signings Tracker". National Rugby League. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  6. Vidler, Jarrod (4 June 2022). "Fuller scores hat-trick as Dolphins overpower Jets". Queensland Rugby League: News. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  7. Pryde, Scott (16 December 2021). "Dolphins sign trio of youngsters including brother of ex-Origin star". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  8. Darbyshire, Drew (16 December 2021). "Wayne Bennett's Dolphins make treble signing". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
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