Jason Temu
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| Born | 17 April 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (15 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jason Temu (born 17 April 1972) former Cook Islands rugby league footballer who played as a prop in the 1990s and 2000s. He played at representative level for Cook Islands, and club level for the Marist Saints, Counties Manukau, Oldham Bears, Hull FC, Newcastle Knights and the New Zealand Warriors.
Temu was born in Auckland, New Zealand and is of Cook Islanders descent.
Early years
Temu grew up in New Zealand and played for the Marist Saints in the Auckland Rugby League.[2] In 1994 he followed his coach, Stan Martin, to the Counties Manukau Heroes in the new Lion Red Cup competition.[3] After several strong seasons with the Heroes he was offered a professional contract to play for Oldham in the Championship, and then for the renamed Oldham Bears in the Super League. At Oldham Bears, Temu made an immediate impression, playing the first 22 consecutive games.[4] Temu was to play for the club for the next three years.[5]
In 1995, after his first season with Oldham Bears, Temu was selected for the Cook Island to play in the Emerging Nations Tournament.[6] The Cook Islands won the tournament.
Hull Sharks and Newcastle Knights
In 1998 Temu made the move to the Hull Sharks and the Super League. Temu played 15 games for the club that year.
In 1999 Temu moved to Australia and joined the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League competition. His time at the club was plagued by injury and over two seasons he only played 3 first grade games. He was released at the end of 2000.[7]