New Leeds contracting Zane Titifano on why a phone call from Kevin Seinfeld is proving so central and how the time combining playing part-time rugby league with building homes has proven to have changed life on and off the field Posted by Mark Basile Last update: 03/18/ 21 3:03 PM Zane Tetevano joined Leeds for the 2021 Premier League season as a youngster making his way in Rugby League, Zane Tetevano drew inspiration from Golden Age stars Leeds Renos. He had no doubts that a phone call from one of them would one day lead him to join the club. Although he was born in New Zealand and made his name in Australia in the National Football League, the versatile striker was well aware of the team’s exploits that emerged as one of the dominant forces of the Premier League era, as well as the characters in so when the former unicorn captain communicated And now rugby director Kevin Seinfeld with Titefano Shortly after helping Penrith Panthers their march to the NRL Final last year, the 30-year-old was always listening to what he had to say. “We had just finished the season at Penrith when I got the phone call,” recalls Titefano, who still had a year to work under the Panthers contract. When you receive a phone call from Leeds. Kevin Seinfeld, what will you do? Go: “Frick, man – these are the goats in the Premier League.” “I spoke to my partner about it and she said we went through a lot of things that we wanted to try [in Australia] And now is the time to come here and go for another challenge. It came out of the blue, but at the same time, it was sexy. “I got this new kind of energy where I felt like I wanted to try something new and especially to be in the Super League. It’s a whole lot and a different style of play, but it’s exciting and I can’t thank how enough to give me this phone call because it means so much to me and my family.” . Eastmond: Over the past nine years, I’ve grown up on Kyle Eastmond’s personal growth playing rugby union and returning to the Premier League with Leeds in a two-year deal. It wasn’t the first time that a Premier League team had courted Titefano, with St Helens and Warrington Wolves expressing interest in signing New Zealand and the Cook Islands International after the 2019 season before deciding to stay in Australia with Penrith. This came at the end of a three-season spell with Sydney Roosters which included playing a role in the successful 2018 NRL Grand Final, having been signed by Wyong Roos in New South Wales prior to the previous year’s season. Part-time Roos proved vital in developing Tetevano off the field as well as on the pitch, as he was forced to take a job outside of rugby to make ends meet after Newcastle Knights left him in May 2014 for disciplinary reasons. Evenings and weekend play with long days of making trusses and frames for pre-built homes, with 4 a.m. the norm for him. Looking back now, the 30-year-old undoubtedly was an invaluable experience. When you get a phone call from Kevin Sinfield, what will you do? You go: “Frick, man – that’s the Premier League goat.” Zane Tetevano “I wish I did at a slightly younger age,” said Tetevano. “I pretty much jumped straight into football full time as I didn’t learn much about a work ethic apart from football.” I used to see guys returning from concrete pouring or scaffolding to a system under their 20s where they knew what the hard work was like. All about. They were working from 9 am-3pm or whatever it was and went straight from there to junior football. “But the lessons learned, I went back and did, so it definitely taught me a lot about gratitude for what I got. There are days when I look back and think, ‘I’m glad I did those things,’ so I’m grateful for every opportunity I had.” Vonyayaawa sees hard work as Leeds’ new fruits by hiring King Fonyayawa to combine work and rugby, swapping the federation for league and sport in Fiji. This experience has not led to him taking a practical role in the home he and his family built back home in Australia, but he will watch construction progress from afar as he begins his new life in the UK, as Titifano prepares to get his first taste in the Premier League on Saturday, March 27th when it begins. Leeds campaign against Wakefield Trinity, although the Challenge Cup holders would be without many other players. Essential men due to injuries. Last year’s top scorer Ash Handley is the 10th last to be ruled out after suffering a knee injury that will keep him six weeks out of action, joining Robert Lowe, Harry Newman and long-term injury victim Jack Walker on the sidelines. Nevertheless, Kyle Eastmond’s comeback has given Rinus fans a lot to enjoy ahead of the 2021 season Tetevano is proud to wear the number 13 Leeds jersey this year and for his part, Tetevano is determined to be proud of them – especially after his team number 13, which Sinfield has worn par excellence. During his remarkable playing career. ”Titifano said,“ I am clearly grateful and this is an honor for me. ”“ It was how he had an amazing career from No. 13 and that made me go goosebumps. “But I will never be Kevin Seinfeld. I will only be a player myself in my own way and I am ready for the challenge.” There is just something about the club that makes you want to fall. Deep in the history of it all, you can learn about what the club is all about, and the DNA of a unicorn. Once I get to that connection and the unicorn’s DNA, good things can happen. ”
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