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Reuben Porter

Reuben Porter
Personal information
Full nameReuben Porter
Born (1997-03-26) 26 March 1997 (age 27)
Wellington, New Zealand
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight102 kg (16 st 1 lb)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2024– Wests Tigers 8 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017–24 Cook Islands 5 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]
As of 11 August 2024

Reuben Porter (born 26 March 1997) is a Cook Islands international rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the Wests Tigers in the NRL.

Background

Porter was born in Wellington, New Zealand. He is of Cook Islands descent.[2]

Playing career

Club career

Porter was a junior at the Te Atatu Roosters playing throughout the grades up until U17s in 2014. He then moved to Australia and joined the youth system at the Sydney Roosters.[3] He played for the Wyong Roos in 2018.[4] Porter played for the Mount Pritchard Mounties between 2019 and 2020.[5] He joined the Tweed Seagulls ahead of the 2022 Queensland Cup season.[6] In 2023, Porter joined NSW Cup side North Sydney.,[7] and played for them in their NSW Cup grand final loss against South Sydney.[8]

On 21 November 2023, it was announced by the Wests Tigers that they had offered Porter a train and trial deal ahead of the 2024 NRL season.[9] In round 14 of the 2024 NRL season, Porter made his first grade debut for the Wests Tigers against St. George Illawarra at WIN Stadium which ended in a 56-14 loss.[10] Porter re-signed with the Tigers until the end of the 2025 season.

International career

Porter made his international debut for the Cook Islands in May 2017 against Papua New Guinea.[citation needed]

In 2022 he was named in the Cook Islands squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.[11]

References

  1. ^ Rugby League Project
  2. ^ "Reuben Porter". Zero Tackle. 28 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Reuben Porter » League Unlimited". League Unlimited.
  4. ^ "Nothingbutleague stats".
  5. ^ "Nothingbutleague stats".
  6. ^ "Nothingbutleague stats".
  7. ^ "North Sydney NSW Cup Squad 2023". www.northsydneybears.com.au.
  8. ^ "Taaffe's statement as Souths end 40-year drought; veteran's captain's knock: Reserves Wrap". www.foxsports.com.au. 25 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Club News: 2024 squad update". www.weststigers.com.au. 21 November 2023.
  10. ^ "Lomax's historic 32-pt blitz as Dragons condemn 'dreadful' Tigers: What we learned". www.foxsports.com.au.
  11. ^ Darbyshire, Drew (4 October 2022). "Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021". LoveRugbyLeague.

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