Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Tuesday, 7th September, 1965
- Current Age
- 60 years and 201 days
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- Premiership Trophy
- 1992/1993
- Lancashire Cup
- 1991/1992
Known Family Links
- Father-in-law
- Roger Bailey
- Brother
- Joe Ropati
- Iva Ropati
- Peter Ropati
- John Ropati
Biography
Centre/five-eighth, a representative of NZ Universities that won a World Cup in 1986, toured Australia with the NZ squad that year but did not appear in a Test (5 minor tour games). After touring Australia with an Auckland representative team in 1987 Tea Ropati had a season with Newcastle during the club’s inaugural season in the NSWRL before commencing a long stint with English club St Helens (1989-93). He made his Test debut against Papua New Guinea in 1992 and appeared in all three Tests against Australia on the Kangaroos’ tour of NZ in 1993. Ropati was a foundation member of the Auckland Warriors in 1995.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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| Representative Career - International | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests (Senior International Matches) | - | 9 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| Anzac Tests | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| World Cup | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | New Zealand | - | 8 | 1 | 3 | - | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 62.50% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | New Zealand XIII | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Auckland | - | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | St Helens | - | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Test Series | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 20.00% | List | ||||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSWRL/ARL/Super League/NRL Premiership | - | 74 | 26 | 1 | - | 106 | 35 | 39 | 0 | 47.30% | List | ||||
| Challenge Cup AU | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Club Career - UK | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| English Championship | - | 89 | 44 | 15 | 1 | 207 | 56 | 29 | 4 | 62.92% | List | ||||
| Premiership Trophy | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Challenge Cup | - | 13 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69.23% | List | ||||
| Regal Trophy | - | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69.23% | List | ||||
| Lancashire Cup | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 24 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 87.50% | List | ||||
| UK Top Division | - | 89 | 44 | 15 | 1 | 207 | 56 | 29 | 4 | 62.92% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 224 | 87 | 29 | 2 | 408 | 131 | 99 | 6 | 58.48% | List | |||||
Test Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| New Zealand | 1992-93, 1997 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 1 | 28.57% | List | ||||
| Western Samoa | 1995 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1992-1997 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 5 | 1 | 33.33% | List | ||||
World Cup Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| New Zealand | 1992 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Western Samoa | 1995 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1992-1995 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Auckland | 1987, 1989 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
NSWRL/ARL/Super League/NRL Premiership - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Newcastle | NSWRL 1988 | 2 | - | 1 | / | 1 | 100.00% | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |
| Auckland | ARL 1995 | 21 | 12 | - | - | 48 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 57.14% | List | ||||
| Auckland | ARL 1996 | 20 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 45.00% | List | ||||
| Auckland | Super League 1997 | 16 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 37.50% | List | ||||
| Auckland | NRL 1998 | 15 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 46.67% | List | ||||
NSWRL/ARL/Super League/NRL Premiership - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Newcastle | 1988 | 2 | - | 1 | / | 1 | 100.00% | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |
| Warriors | 1995-98 | 72 | 26 | - | - | 104 | 34 | 38 | 0 | 47.22% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1988-1998 | 74 | 26 | 1 | / | 1 | 100.00% | 0 | 106 | 35 | 39 | 0 | 47.30% | List | |
English Career - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| St Helens | 1989/90 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 200.00% | List | ||||
| St Helens | 1990/91 | 30 | 12 | - | - | 56 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 76.67% | List | ||||
| St Helens | 1991/92 | 38 | 17 | - | - | 88 | 35 | 13 | 2 | 92.11% | List | ||||
| St Helens | 1992/93 | 39 | 20 | 22 | 2 | 157 | 40 | 11 | 1 | 102.56% | List | ||||
| St Helens | 1993/94 | 21 | 7 | - | - | 32 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 57.14% | List | ||||
English Career - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| St Helens | 1989-93 | 129 | 56 | 22 | 2 | 333 | 84 | 41 | 4 | 65.12% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, AJ Lucantonio, Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Terry Liberopoulos, Cymru RL, Bill Bates, Tony McCarron, Max Turner, Tim Costello
Sources:
David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Big League, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999), Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club
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