Hitro Okesene

Hitro Okesene
Personal information
Full nameJohn Haitrosene Okesene
Born (1970-09-22) 22 September 1970 (age 54)
Auckland, New Zealand
Playing information
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight125 kg (19 st 10 lb)
PositionProp, Hooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1980–93 Manukau
1989–92 Carlisle 68 17 3 0 74
1994 Counties Manukau 23 3 0 0 12
1995–97 Auckland Warriors 22 2 0 0 8
1998 Hull Sharks 22 0 0 0 0
1999 Featherstone Rovers 32 3 0 0 12
2000 XIII Catalan
2001–03 Workington Town 93 10 0 0 40
Total 260 35 3 0 146
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1988–89 Western Samoa 1 0 0 0 0
1992–97 American Samoa 7 2 0 0 0
1990–94 Auckland 9 1 1 0 6
1994–95 New Zealand 5 1 0 0 4
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
2003–05 Ellenborough RLFC
Source: [1]
RelativesPaul Okesene (brother)

John Haitrosene "Hitro" Okesene (/htr kəsni/) (born 22 September 1970), also known by the nickname "Nitro",[2] is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s and represented three countries; Western Samoa, American Samoa and New Zealand.

  1. ^ Hitro Okesene rugbyleagueproject.com
  2. ^ Coffey and Wood The Kiwis: 100 Years of International Rugby League ISBN 1-86971-090-8