Rangi Chase

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Rangi Chase
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Personal information
Full name Moutoa Lance Chase[1]
Born (1986-04-11) 11 April 1986 (age 38)
Dannevirke, New Zealand
Height 171 cm (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Weight 88 kg (13 st 12 lb)[2]
Playing information
Position Five-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2006 Wests Tigers 1 1 0 0 4
2007–08 St. George Illawarra 31 7 0 0 28
2009–13 Castleford Tigers 129 47 0 3 191
2014–15 Salford Red Devils 42 15 13 3 89
2016– Leigh Centurions 5 2 0 0 8
Total 208 72 13 6 320
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2008–10 New Zealand Māori 2 1 0 0 4
2011 Exiles 1 0 0 0 0
2011–13 England 8 1 0 0 4
As of 22 September 2015
Source: Rugby League Project, NRL Stats, Love Rugby League
File:Rangi Chase.jpg
Chase playing for the New Zealand Māori in 2008

Rangi Chase (born 11 April 1986 in Dannevirke, New Zealand) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays for Leigh Centurions.

He attended Te Aute College in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, before moving to Australia where he attended Keebra Park State High School in Southport, Queensland. He has played at representative level for the New Zealand Māori, New Zealand A's and Exiles.

Chase was the 2011 Albert Goldthorpe Medal Winner and was selected in the England squad for the 2011 Gillette Four Nations. On 4 October 2011, Chase was presented with the Man of Steel Award whilst playing for Castleford Tigers.

Playing career

Chase begun his career with Manawatu in the 2002 North Island Super 6 competition.[3]

National Rugby League

Chase started his career in the National Rugby League with Sydney team Wests Tigers, making his debut in the 2006 NRL season. At the end of the year, he moved to the St. George Illawarra Dragons. He played there for two seasons.

Chase was named for the New Zealand training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[4] He represented the New Zealand Māori instead.

Super League

Chase joined English club Castleford Tigers for 2009's Super League XIV, linking up in the halves with Brent Sherwin.[5][6] Chase scored ten tries and made more tackle busts than any other player in Super League, earning him the Castleford Tigers player of the year award.

In August 2009, Chase signed a four-year contract with the Tigers, lasting until the end of the 2013 season. He again played for the New Zealand Maori team in 2010.

In 2011, at Southport Magistrate's Court Chase pleaded guilty to a charge of causing Grievous Bodily Harm and was sentenced to two years imprisonment, suspended.[1] At the end of 2011 Chase was awarded the Albert Goldthorpe Medal.[7]

Chase was suspended indefinitely after an apparent breach of club discipline on the weekend of 24 June 2012.[8]

On 11 February 2013, he was charged by the Super League after a high hit on England team mate Zak Hardaker against Leeds Rhinos. He was given a two-game ban for a grade B offence.

Chase signed for Salford Red Devils in September 2013 for a sum believed to be in the region of £115,000 on a four-year deal.[9] He made his debut in a 18-14 win over Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, but was injured and taken off after 17 minutes.

On 22 September 2015, controversy occurred as Chase, alongside team mates Harrison Hansen and Corey Paterson, had their Salford Red Devils' contracts terminated in order to free up salary cap space for the club to sign 8 new players.[10]

Championship

Chase has signed for Championship club Leigh Centurions for the 2016 and 2017 seasons.[11]

International

Rangi Chase was selected for the Exiles squad for the International Origin Match against England at Headingley on 10 June 2011,[12] Being named man-of-the-match in the Exiles' victory. Despite this, on 3 October 2011, Chase made himself available for selection for the English national side.[13] In 2011 he became the third consecutive Australasian import to win the Man of Steel award for Super League's player of the season.

He was selected by England despite having played against them earlier in the year, drawing criticism from former player Garry Schofield.[14] Chase said that he asked to represent England as he found himself more "at home" in Castleford than New Zealand.

England

2011

Rangi Chase made his debut in the warm up test against France where he won the Man of the Match award. His next game was in the 42-4 win against Wales in the 2011 Four Nations. He also played against Australia at Wembley Stadium, against former schoolmate Benji Marshall, when England beat New Zealand 28-6. Chase's cousin Isaac Luke bent his leg back in a tackle in the win over New Zealand: Luke, who was put on report for the incident by referee Matt Cecchin, later apologised to Chase for the play. Rangi was the scrum-half in the 30-8 loss to Australia in the 2011 Four Nations final.

2012

Rangi was selected to play against the Exiles in Game 1 of the International Origin, this was the first time a player has represented both teams in the Origin, after Chase received Man of the Match in the 2011 game for the Exiles. He also featured in the 2012 Autumn International Series final against France.

2013

Chase was part of England's 2013 Rugby League World Cup squad. He featured in the warm up against Italy which England lost 15-14. Rangi was then selected at stand-off for the group games against Australia, Ireland and Fiji. He also featured in the Quarter Final against France. He scored a try against Ireland.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Wellington and Manawatu Teams rleague.com, 20 September 2002
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ Salford sign eight more players and relaunch as Red Devils - BBC Sports
  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  11. ↑ Leigh Centurions sign former Man of Steel Rangi Chase
  12. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  13. ↑ http://loverugbyleague.com/news_6444-chase-in-england-squad.html
  14. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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