Glen Panoho
| Full name | Glen Matthew Panoho | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 12 May 1971 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kaikohe, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 264 lb (120 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Glen Matthew Panoho (born 12 May 1971) is an Australian former rugby union international.
Panoho, who is of Maori heritage, was born in Kaikohe, New Zealand. He moved to Queensland at the age of 12 and attended Nudgee College, where his father had been recruited to coach rugby.[1]
A prop, Panoho was an Australian underage representative and made his Queensland Reds debut in 1993. He gained 21 caps for the Wallabies between 1998 and 2003, which included the team's first ever 3–0 series win over the All Blacks, as well as their maiden Tri Nations title.[2]
Panoho was coach of the Sunshine Coast Stingrays from 2007 to 2010, before which he coached Japanese club Ricoh Black Rams for three seasons.[3] He has since joined the construction industry.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Rugby: Prop will treasure the green and gold". NZ Herald. 30 June 2000.
- ^ "Glen Mathew Panoho". classicwallabies.com.au.
- ^ "Panoho family follows sun". Sunshine Coast Daily. The Courier-Mail. 21 July 2007.
- ^ "Panoho takes a big leap". Sunshine Coast Daily. The Courier-Mail. 11 March 2011.
External links
[edit]- Glen Panoho at ESPNscrum
- 1971 births
- Living people
- Australian people of Māori descent
- Australian rugby union players
- Australia international rugby union players
- Rugby union players from the Northland Region
- Rugby union props
- New Zealand emigrants to Australia
- New Zealand Māori rugby union players
- Queensland Reds players
- People from Kaikohe
- People educated at St Joseph's College, Nudgee
- Australian rugby union coaches