Justin Poore
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| Poore warming up with the Dragons in 2008 | ||||||
| Personal information | ||||||
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| Full name | Justin Poore | |||||
| Born | 26 January 1985 Perth, Western Australia[1], Australia |
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| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||
| Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Prop | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2004–2009 | St. George Illawarra | 128 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 2010– | Parramatta Eels | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 155 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| 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: NRL Stats | ||||||
Justin Poore (born 26 January 1985) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Parramatta Eels of the NRL. A New South Wales State of Origin representative prop or second-row forward.
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[edit] Playing career
While attending Endeavour Sports High School in 2002, Poore was selected to play for the Australian Schoolboys team.[2]
In August, 2008, Poore was named in the preliminary 46-man Kangaroos squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[3][4]
He was selected for Country in the City vs Country match on 8 May 2009.[5]
In May 2009, he was named to make his Origin debut in the 17 man squad to represent New South Wales in the opening State of Origin match on 3 June 2009, in Melbourne.[6] He has reportedly signed with the Parramatta Eels on a deal worth $350,000 a season, starting in 2010.
He was one of only four NSW players who played in all 3 games of the 2009 Origin series, the others being Jarryd Hayne, Kurt Gidley and Ben Creagh.
[edit] Hope Rwanda charity
In the 08/09 off-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 plans to raise more money for the charity and travel to Rwanda again after the 2009 season.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.theleader.com.au/news/local/sport/rugby-league/justin-poore-playing-at-home/1432356.aspx
- ^ "Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League". Sporting Pulse. http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=7-2130-0-0-0&sID=26424. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
- ^ Liam FitzGibbon (1 August 2008). "Surprises in Kangaroos squad". "Fox Sports News (Australia)". http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24111780-23214,00.html. Retrieved 2 August 2008.
- ^ "Veteran Lockyer named in Australian squad". International Herald Tribune. 1 August 2008. http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/08/01/sports/AS-RGL-Australia-Squad.php. Retrieved 2 August 2008.
- ^ Balym, Todd (3 May 2009). "Blues halfback duel in two as Mitchell Pearce misses selection". Fox Sports. http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,25422326-5016947,00.html. Retrieved 3 May 2009.
- ^ Fitzgibbon, Liam (25 May 2009). "NSW selectors go with form and not reputation for Origin opener". Fox Sports News (Australia). http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,25537374-5018993,00.html. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
- ^ "Poore's African effort a life-changing experience". Illawarra Mercury. 28 January 2009. http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/news/local/sport/rugby-league/poores-african-effort-a-lifechanging-experience/1417614.aspx. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
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