Twelve months after announcing his retirement from rugby league, former NRL and Super League forward Zane Tetevano is back in the headlines again for all the wrong reasons.
According to The Western Weekender, Tetevano, who decided to hang up the boots after 13 seasons and 170 matches in the two rugby league competitions, is facing serious criminal charges and is set to be sentenced at a Wyong court next month.
It is understood that the former NRL and Super League forward will also answer for an Apprehended Violence Order (AVO) the following day, per the same publication.
Debuting in 2011 with the Newcastle Knights (2011-14), Tetevano also played for the Sydney Roosters (2017-19), Penrith Panthers (2020) and Leeds Rhinos (2021-23) throughout his career.
Throughout these matches, he scored six tries and 24 points. In the international arena, he played ten matches for the Cook Islands and three Tests for the New Zealand Kiwis.
The ex-NRL forward was also a member of the Manly Sea Eagles squad in 2014 and the Canterbury Bulldogs roster in 2024 but never played a match for either team.
Coming through the junior ranks at the Newcastle Knights, Tetevano would make his NRL debut for the side in 2011 against the Cronulla Sharks in Round 11 but was sacked due to disciplinary reasons.
After two years away from the game, he would work hard to get another shot at the NRL.
Signing a contract with the Sydney Roosters in 2018, he would find most of his success there and would even manage to be a part of the 2018 NRL Grand Final team.
The following year, he was named to take part in the 2019 Grand Final but would be replaced by Jake Friend at the last minute.
