Hohepa Joe Rātima (birth unknown) is a New Zealand rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played representative rugby league (RL) for New Zealand.
Rugby union career Rātima is from Ngāti Maniapoto and originally played rugby union, representing King Country Rugby Union. He also represented New Zealand Māori.Hohepa Joe Ratima
Rugby league career He then switched to rugby league, representing Auckland. In 1956 he was part of the Auckland sides that defeated Great Britain 5–4 in 1954 and France 17–15 in 1955.Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909–2009, 2009. .
In 1956 he toured Australia as part of the New Zealand Māori rugby league team.100 Years: Māori Rugby League, 1908–2008 John Oliver Coffey, Bernie Wood p.148
He was part of the Ponsonby team that won the Auckland Rugby League title in 1958.Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1990 New Zealand Rugby League, 1990. p.72
He represented New Zealand, playing in two tests against Great Britain in 1958 and then touring Australia in 1959.
Later years Rātima was later the vice president of the Māori Rugby League organisation.
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