Charntay Poko

New Zealand international rugby league player

Charntay Poko
Personal information
Born (1995-11-10) 10 November 1995 (age 28)
Auckland, New Zealand
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight91 kg (14 st 5 lb)
Playing information
Rugby league
PositionHalfback, Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019 New Zealand Warriors 3 1 0 0 4
2021 Newcastle Knights 5 0 2 0 4
Total 8 1 2 0 8
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019 New Zealand 2 0 4 0 8
2019 New Zealand 9s 2 0 0 0 0
Rugby union
PositionMidfield Back
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2022– Canterbury 0 0 0 0 0
2023 Matatū 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Source: RLP
As of 9 August 2022

Charntay Poko (born 10 November 1995) is a New Zealand rugby league and union footballer. Primarily a halfback or lock, she is a New Zealand representative. She previously played for the New Zealand Warriors and Newcastle Knights in the NRL Women's Premiership.

Background

Born in Auckland, Poko is of Cook Island descent.[1]

Rugby career

Rugby league

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] She played in 5 matches for the Knights, before parting ways with the club at the end of the season.[11]

Rugby union

Poko signed with Matatū in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition for the 2023 season.[12][13]

References

  1. ^ "Cook Islands women brace for Rugby League World Cup". RNZ. 23 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Kiwi Ferns to the fore in Papanui's women's rugby league". Stuff.co.nz. 13 August 2017.
  3. ^ "All the results from far and wide". NZ Warriors. 26 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Meet the players: 2019 NRLW squad". NZ Warriors. 26 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Two debutantes named in Kiwi Ferns test team to tackle Fetu Samoa". Stuff.co.nz. 18 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Hireme's signing huge coup". NZ Warriors. 10 July 2019.
  7. ^ "First NRLW side of season named". NZ Warriors. 10 September 2019.
  8. ^ "World Cup winners for WNRL Nines". NZ Warriors. 10 February 2020.
  9. ^ "NRLW 2022: Newcastle Knights, club confirms nine Kiwi Ferns for inaugural campaign - NRL". National Rugby League. 1 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Late mail: 1-17 confirmed for opening NRLW game". Newcastle Knights. 27 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  12. ^ Pearson, Joseph (22 February 2023). "Super Rugby Aupiki: Everything you need to know about its four teams for the new season". Stuff. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  13. ^ "Movers and shakers of Super Rugby Aupiki". RNZ. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2023.

External links

  • Newcastle Knights profile
  • NRL profile