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Cortez Te Pou

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Cortez Te Pou
Personal information
Born (2001-04-06) 6 April 2001 (age 23)
Hastings, New Zealand
Playing information
Rugby union
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
202? Hawke's Bay
Rugby league
PositionWing, centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2023– St George Illawarra 4 3 0 0 12
Source: [1]
As of 3 November 2023

Cortez P Te Pou[2] (born 6 April 2001) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who plays as a winger or centre for the St George Illawarra Dragons in Australia's NRL Women's Premiership (NRLW).

Background

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Of Māori heritage,[3] Te Pou attended Karamu High School in Hastings and was a Hawkes Bay representative in rugby union. She later moved to New South Wales, Australia, to play rugby league.

Career

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Early career

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Te Pou played for the North Sydney Bears in the 2022 Harvey Norman NSW Women's Premiership, before playing for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the same competition the following season. Prior to the 2023 NRLW season, she signed for the St George Illawarra Dragons.[4]

2023 season

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During her NRLW debut on 29 July, Te Pou scored two tries as the Dragons defeated the Parramatta Eels 38–12.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Cortez Te Pou". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Cortez P Te Pou". New Zealand Rugby History. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  3. ^ Hurndell, Shane (7 September 2019). "Rugby: Promising Tui fullback scores four tries on debut". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 29 July 2023. A New Zealand Maori under-18 squad member who boasts tremendous pace, Te Pou, continues to build on the promise she displayed as a member of the 2014 Hastings East Ross Shield-winning team in Wairoa.
  4. ^ "2023 NRLW Signings Tracker: Laing upgraded; McGregor a late withdrawal". National Rugby League. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  5. ^ Beatton, Joel (29 July 2023). "Dragons earn opening win of NRLW season in Wollongong". St George Illawarra Dragons. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
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