Cook Islands international rugby league footballer
Reuben Porter Full name Reuben Porter Born (1997-03-26 ) 26 March 1997 (age 27) Wellington, New Zealand Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Weight 102 kg (16 st 1 lb) Position Second-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
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]
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