Shane Horo is a New Zealand

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player who represented

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in the 1988 World Cup. His brother,

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, was also a New Zealand international and his nephew,

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, formerly played in the

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Playing career

Horo originally played in the Waikato Rugby League and represented

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. In 1985 he was selected for the

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but did not play a Test Match. He spent the 1984 season in the Northland Rugby League competition and represented Northland. He then moved to Auckland and competed in the

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. In 1986, while playing for the

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, he won the ARL's Tetley Trophy after scoring the most tries in the competition. Horo later moved to the Northcote Tigers and represented

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.1987 Tour Match: Wigan 6 Auckland 10
''Cherry and White'' He played in three Test Matches for the

between 1987 and 1988. Horo spent two seasons in England, playing for the

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in the 1987/88 season and the

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in the 1988/89 season where he played 18 game and scored 11 tries.

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