{{Short description|New Zealand international dual code rugby player}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=July 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}} {{Infobox rugby league biography |name = Jack Hemi |fullname = Jack Raharuhi Hemi |nickname = |image =Jack Hemi 1935.jpg |image_size =245px |caption =Hemi in 1935 |country = |position = {{rlp|FB|SO|WG}} |birth_date = {{birth date|1914|8|23|df=y}} |birth_place = Te Whiti-o-Tutāwake, Wairarapa, New Zealand |death_date= {{Death date and age|1996|6|1|1914|8|23|df=yes}} |death_place= Carterton, New Zealand |retired=yes |height = {{height|ft=5|in=11}} |weight = {{convert|13|st|kg|abbr=on}} |club1 = Manukau |year1start = 1936 |year1end = 43 |appearances1 = 108 |tries1 =36 |goals1 =300 |fieldgoals1 =8 |points1 =724 |club2 = Hokowhitu |year2start = 1944 |year2end = |appearances2 = 2 |tries2 =0 |goals2 =5 |fieldgoals2 =0 |points2 =10 |club3 = Randwick |year3start = 1945 |year3end = 1947 |appearances3 = 14 |tries3 =0 |goals3 =11 |fieldgoals3 =0 |points3 =22 |teamA = Auckland A |yearAstart = 1936 |yearAend = |appearancesA =1 |triesA =0 |goalsA =0 |fieldgoalsA =0 |pointsA =0 |teamB = Auckland Māori (Tamaki) |yearBstart = 1936 |yearBend = 43 |appearancesB =12 |triesB =5 |goalsB =24 |fieldgoalsB =0 |pointsB =63 |teamC = New Zealand |yearCstart = 1936 |yearCend = 39 |appearancesC = 10 (1) |triesC = 1 |goalsC = 42 |fieldgoalsC = 0 |pointsC = 87 |teamD = New Zealand Māori |yearDstart = 1937 |yearDend = 1946 |appearancesD =2 |triesD =0 |goalsD =1 |fieldgoalsD =0 |pointsD =2 |teamE = Auckland |yearEstart = 1938 |yearEend = 41 |appearancesE =2 |triesE =0 |goalsE =5 |fieldgoalsE =0 |pointsE =10 |teamF = Wellington |yearFstart = 1945 |yearFend =47 |appearancesF =5 |triesF =0 |goalsF =5 |fieldgoalsF =1 |pointsF =12 |first=RU |ru_position = Fullback, Centre |ru_club1 = Gladstone |ru_year1start =1933 |ru_year1end = |ru_appearances1 =1 |ru_tries1 =0 |ru_goals1 =2 |ru_fieldgoals1 =0 |ru_points1 =5 |ru_club2 = Featherston |ru_year2start =1933 |ru_year2end =34 |ru_appearances2 =11 |ru_tries2 =5 |ru_goals2 =11 |ru_fieldgoals2 =1 |ru_points2 =48 |ru_club3 = Gladstone |ru_year3start =1935 |ru_year3end =36 |ru_appearances3 =9 |ru_tries3 =4 |ru_goals3 =21 |ru_fieldgoals3 =0 |ru_points3 =56 |ru_club4 = Masterton (guest) |ru_year4start =1936 |ru_year4end = |ru_appearances4 =1 |ru_tries4 =0 |ru_goals4 =0 |ru_fieldgoals4 =0 |ru_points4 =0 |ru_teamA = Wairarapa |ru_yearAstart = 1933 |ru_yearAend = 1934 |ru_appearancesA =14 |ru_triesA =2 |ru_goalsA =30 |ru_fieldgoalsA =0 |ru_pointsA =77 |ru_teamB = Wairarapa Trials |ru_yearBstart = 1934 |ru_yearBend = |ru_appearancesB =2 |ru_triesB =1 |ru_goalsB =2 |ru_fieldgoalsB =0 |ru_pointsB =7 |ru_teamC = New Zealand Māori |ru_yearCstart = 1934 |ru_yearCend = 35 |ru_appearancesC =14 |ru_triesC =3 |ru_goalsC =35 |ru_fieldgoalsC =0 |ru_pointsC =88 |ru_teamD = North Māori |ru_yearDstart = 1935 |ru_yearDend = |ru_appearancesD =1 |ru_triesD =0 |ru_goalsD =3 |ru_fieldgoalsD =0 |ru_pointsD =6 |ru_teamE = Wellington-Wairarapa |ru_yearEstart = 1935 |ru_yearEend = |ru_appearancesE =1 |ru_triesE =0 |ru_goalsE =5 |ru_fieldgoalsE =1 |ru_pointsE =15 |updated = 28 December 2021 |source = <ref name="Papers Past">{{cite web|url=http://www.paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers|title=Papers Past|accessdate=29 August 2021}}</ref><ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Jack-Hemi/summary.html|title=Jack Hemi|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}</ref> |new = yes }} '''Jack Raharuhi Hemi''' (23 August 1914 – 1 June 1996) was a New Zealand rugby union and league player. He was born in Te Poho-o-Tutawake, Wairarapa, New Zealand on 23 August 1914.<ref name="DNZB Hemi">{{DNZB|title=Jack Raharuhi Hemi|first= M. A.|last= Hemi|id=4h26|accessdate=23 April 2017|year=1998}}</ref>
==Early years== Jack Hemi was the oldest son of Hineipikitia-ki-te-rangi (Piki) Reiri, of Te Whiti, and her husband, Paraikete (Blanket) Hēmi. There were thirteen children in the family. Hemi attended Te Whiti School. He worked at a freezing works and, when his father died in 1936, Hemi assumed responsibility for his mother and four siblings.<ref name="DNZB Hemi"/> Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngāti Kahungunu and Rangitane iwi.
==Rugby union career== Hemi played rugby union for the Gladstone club before moving to the Featherston club and first represented Wairarapa in 1933, aged only 18. He played for New Zealand Māori in 1934 and toured Australia with the team in 1935. He was also an All Blacks trialist in 1935.<ref name="DNZB Hemi"/>
==Rugby league career== thumb In 1936 Hemi switched codes, joining the new Manukau rugby league club in the Auckland Rugby League competition.<ref name=akl100>Coffey, John and Wood, Bernie (2009) ''Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909–2009''. {{ISBN|978-1-86969-366-4}}.</ref> He represented New Zealand that year against Great Britain and also played for Auckland.<ref name="akl100"/><ref>[https://archive.today/20120914115639/http://www.nzleague.co.nz/kiwis/player_profile.php?letter=H&id=240 HEMI, Jack Raharuhi – 1936 – 39] ''nzleague.co.nz''</ref> He represented New Zealand Māori in 1937, being part of the team that defeated Australia 16–5 at Carlaw Park.<ref name=cxiii>Coffey, John. ''Canterbury XIII'', Christchurch, 1987.</ref>
He toured Australia in 1938, slotting a goal against Queensland from 17 yards behind the halfway line. Hemi toured Great Britain in 1939, but World War II ended the tour without a test match being played.<ref name="DNZB Hemi"/> Exempt from War duty Hemi continued to play for Manukau.<ref name=akl100/> In 1941 he scored 206 points for Manukau in all competition matches which was comfortably a record in Auckland Rugby League senior football to that point. He scored 12 tries, and kicked 59 conversions along with 26 penalties during the season.
In 1945 he represented Wellington alongside his younger brother, Lou.<ref name="DNZB Hemi"/>
==References== {{Reflist}}
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