Brendan Haami

Brendan Haami

Full name	Brendan Derek Te Oranga Haami
Date of birth	(1974-12-04) 4 December 1974
Place of birth	Stratford, New Zealand
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight	167 lb (76 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Half-back Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1997–04 Taranaki 69 (30) 2004–05 Rotherham 18 (0) 2005 Wellington 5 (0) 2006–08 Taranaki 23 (5) Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 2001–06 Hurricanes 29 (5) National sevens team Years Team Comps 2000 New Zealand

Brendan Derek Te Oranga Haami (born 4 December 1974) is a New Zealand former professional rugby union player.

Born in Stratford, Taranaki, Haami was a diminutive half-back and is known by the nickname "Knackers".

Haami, NZ Maori representative, played 93 matches for Taranaki, debuting in 1997. He appeared for New Zealand in the 1999–2000 World Sevens Series. A Hurricanes player, Haami made most of his Super 12 appearances from 2001 to 2003, while an understudy to Jason Spice. He had a stint in England at Rotherham in 2004–05 and played briefly with Wellington on his return to New Zealand, as cover for Piri Weepu, before finishing his career back at Taranaki.

External links

• Brendan Haami at ESPNscrum