Justin Poore

Justin Poore
Poore while playing for the Dragons in 2008
Personal information
Born 26 January 1985
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 108 kg (17 st 0 lb)
Playing information
Position Prop
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2004–09 St. George Illawarra 128 5 0 0 20
2010–12 Parramatta Eels 50 1 0 0 4
2013 Wakefield Trinity 23 1 0 0 4
2014 Hull Kingston Rovers 7 0 0 0 0
Total 208 7 0 0 28
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2009 Country Origin 1 0 0 0 0
2009 New South Wales 3 0 0 0 0
Source: RLP

Justin Poore (born 26 January 1985) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. A New South Wales State of Origin representative forward, he played in Australia's NRL for the St. George Illawarra Dragons and Parramatta Eels before moving to England to play for the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats and Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League.

Background

Born in Perth, Western Australia,[1] While attending Endeavour Sports High School in 2002, Poore was selected to play for the Australian Schoolboys team.[2] Poore played his junior football for the Helensburgh Tigers before being signed by the St. George Illawarra Dragons.

Professional playing career

St. George Illawarra Dragons

In Round 1 of the 2004 NRL season Poore made his premiership debut for the Dragons against the Canberra Raiders.[3] In August 2008, Poore was named in the 46-man Kangaroos preliminary squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[4][5] After the 2008 NRL season, Poore and a group of NRL players led by former first-grader and ABC commentator Paul Osborne travelled to Rwanda on behalf of the Hope Rwanda charity, where they helped build 60 cement-rendered homes and a community hall. Poore planned to raise more money for the charity and travel to Rwanda again after the 2009 season.[6]

In May 2009, Poore was selected for Country in the annual City vs Country match.[7] In May 2009, Poore was named to make his Origin debut for New South Wales in the opening match of the 2009 State of Origin series in Melbourne, Victoria.[8] He was one of only four New South Wales players who played in all 3 games of the 2009 series, the others being Jarryd Hayne, Kurt Gidley and Ben Creagh. Poore went to play 128 games with the Dragons before signing a 3-year contract with the Parramatta Eels starting in 2010.[9]

Parramatta Eels

Poore was forced to sit out for the majority of the 2011 NRL season due to a knee injury. He returned in Round 22. In October 2012, Poore signed a 2-year contract with the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats of the Super League starting in 2013.[10]

Wakefield Trinity

Poore signed a 2 year deal with Hull Kingston Rovers in October 2013.

Hull Kingston Rovers

Poore commenced playing with Hull KR in the 2014 Super League season. He retired at the end of the season due to a knee injury.[11]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.theleader.com.au/news/local/sport/rugby-league/justin-poore-playing-at-home/1432356.aspx
  2. ↑ "Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League". Sporting Pulse. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
  3. ↑ http://www.rleague.com//db/player/p/poore_justin/index.php
  4. ↑ Liam FitzGibbon (1 August 2008). "Surprises in Kangaroos squad". "Fox Sports News (Australia)". Retrieved 2 August 2008.
  5. ↑ "Veteran Lockyer named in Australian squad". International Herald Tribune. 1 August 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2008.
  6. ↑ "Poore's African effort a life-changing experience". Illawarra Mercury. 28 January 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
  7. ↑ Balym, Todd (3 May 2009). "Blues halfback duel in two as Mitchell Pearce misses selection". Fox Sports. Retrieved 3 May 2009.
  8. ↑ Fitzgibbon, Liam (25 May 2009). "NSW selectors go with form and not reputation for Origin opener". Fox Sports News (Australia). Retrieved 30 May 2009.
  9. ↑ http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/news/local/sport/rugby-league/dragon-justin-poore-signs-with-parramatta-eels/1537223.aspx
  10. ↑ http://www.nrl.com/parramattas-poore-off-to-wakefield/tabid/10874/newsid/70270/default.aspx
  11. ↑ "Hull KR's Australian forward Justin Poore announces retirement due to knee injury". Sky Sports. 25 October 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2015.

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