Te Rangi started his career with the Piako Warriors, who won the Bay of Plenty Rugby League grand final in 1995.
[3] In 1997 he was the leading try scorer in the Auckland Rugby League competition, winning the Tetley Trophy for the Otahuhu Leopards.
[citation needed] He played for the Leopards in the 2000 Bartercard Cup grand final before switching in 2001 to the Eastern Tornadoes.
[4] As a Bay of Plenty representative, in 2001 he was selected for the Northern Districts team that played the touring French side.
[7] Te Rangi has also represented the Bay of Plenty in Lawn Bowls.