Te Rangi started his career with the Piako Warriors, who won the
Bay of Plenty Rugby League grand final in 1995. He was then selected for the
Auckland Warriors development program in 1996. In 1997 he was the leading try scorer in the
Auckland Rugby League competition, winning the
Tetley Trophy for the
Otahuhu Leopards. He played for the Leopards in the
2000 Bartercard Cup grand final before switching in 2001 to the
Eastern Tornadoes. As a
Bay of Plenty representative, in 2001 he was selected for the Northern Districts team that played the
touring French side. ==Representative career==