Puti Tipene Watene

Puti Tipene Watene
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Eastern Maori
In office 30 November 1963 – 14 June 1967
Preceded by	Tiaki Omana
Succeeded by	Paraone Reweti
Personal details
Born	18 August 1910 Kirikiri, Thames, New Zealand
Died	14 June 1967(1967-06-14) (aged 56) Parliament Buildings, Wellington, New Zealand
Political party	Labour
Spouse	Phyllis Watene
Children	12
Rugby league career
Playing information
Weight	90 kg (14 st 2 lb)
Position	Fullback, Wing, Stand-off, Loose forward
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1929–35 City Rovers 77 11 118 0 269 1936–37 Manukau 31 10 30 0 90 1938 Newton Rangers 5 1 0 0 3 1939–43 Manukau 56 13 6 0 51 1943 Newton Rangers (preseason) 1 1 0 0 3 1943 City Rovers XIII (guest) 1 1 0 0 3 1944 Newton Rangers Total 171 37 154 0 419 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1929–37 Auckland 4 1 14 0 31 1930–37 New Zealand 14 (6) 4 11 (10) 0 34 (20) 1934–42 Auckland Māori (Tamaki) 16 12 16 0 68 1935 Auckland B 1 1 0 0 3 1935–36 Auckland A 2 0 0 0 0 1937 New Zealand Māori 1 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Representative Years Team Gms W D L W% 1944 Newton Rangers 23 3 0 20 13
Source: [1]

Puti Tipene "Steve" Watene (18 August 1910 – 14 June 1967) was a New Zealand rugby league footballer and politician.^[1] He was the first Māori to captain the New Zealand league side and he is the only person to both represent the New Zealand national rugby league team and become a Member of Parliament.^[2]