Charntay Poko
Charntay Poko (born 10 November 1995) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who plays for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL Women's Premiership. Primarily a halfback or lock, she is a New Zealand representative. She previously played for the New Zealand Warriors.
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| Born | 10 November 1995 Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 91 kg (14 st 5 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Halfback, Lock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
Born in Auckland, Poko is of Cook Island descent.[1]
Playing career
Poko played for the Papanui Tigers in the Canterbury Rugby League competition and represented Canterbury in both rugby league and rugby union.[2] In 2016, she was named in the New Zealand wider squad.[3]
In 2019, Poko began playing for the Richmond Roses in the Auckland Rugby League.[4] On 22 June 2019, she made her debut for New Zealand, starting at five-eighth and kicking four goals in a 46–8 win over Samoa.[5]
On 10 July 2019, Poko joined the New Zealand Warriors NRL Women's Premiership team.[6] In Round 1 of the 2019 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Warriors, scoring a try in a 16–12 win over the Sydney Roosters.[7]
In October 2019, she was a member of New Zealand's 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s-winning squad.[8]
On 1 December 2021, Poko signed with the Newcastle Knights to be a part of their inaugural NRLW squad.[9]
In round 1 of the delayed 2021 NRL Women's season, Poko made her club debut for the Knights against the Parramatta Eels.[10]
References
- "Cook Islands women brace for Rugby League World Cup". RNZ. 23 July 2020.
- "Kiwi Ferns to the fore in Papanui's women's rugby league". Stuff.co.nz. 13 August 2017.
- "All the results from far and wide". NZ Warriors. 26 September 2016.
- "Meet the players: 2019 NRLW squad". NZ Warriors. 26 August 2019.
- "Two debutantes named in Kiwi Ferns test team to tackle Fetu Samoa". Stuff.co.nz. 18 June 2019.
- "Hireme's signing huge coup". NZ Warriors. 10 July 2019.
- "First NRLW side of season named". NZ Warriors. 10 September 2019.
- "World Cup winners for WNRL Nines". NZ Warriors. 10 February 2020.
- "NRLW 2022: Newcastle Knights, club confirms nine Kiwi Ferns for inaugural campaign - NRL". National Rugby League. 1 December 2021.
- "Late mail: 1-17 confirmed for opening NRLW game". Newcastle Knights. 27 February 2022.