Puti Tipene Watene, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Puti Tipene Watene

New Zealand politician, and rugby league footballer, coach and administrator

Date of Birth: 18-Aug-1910

Date of Death: 14-Jun-1967

Profession: politician, rugby league player

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Puti Tipene (Steve) Watene (18 August 1910 – 14 June 1967), of Ngati Maru and Te Arawa, was a New Zealand rugby league footballer and politician.
He was the first Maori 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..
He is the great-grandfather of New Zealand Rugby League player Dallin Watene-Zelezniak.