Jonathan Poff
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Jonathan Poff is a rugby union
player currently playing for the London Wasps
in the Aviva Premiership. Prior to joining Wasps, he was a fixture for Tasman
in the ITM Cup competition in New Zealand and represented the Crusaders in Super Rugby.
, was selected for the NZ Secondary Schools in 2002 and in 2004 played in the NZ Colts team winning the cup in Scotland. In 2007 Poff made the Crusaders squad, however got no game time. In 2009 he became the 139th Crusader against the Stormers. His first start was against the Lions in South Africa when he played the full eighty minutes. He was unlucky to have not received more game time in the 2009 campaign. Poff has been reselected for the Crusaders 2010 and has resigned for Tasman for two more years.
It was announced on the 18th of May 2011 that Poff was joining Aviva Premiership side London Wasps
for the 2011-12 season where, on debut, he secured the man of the match award in the 20-15 victory over Saracens F.C.
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Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player currently playing for the London Wasps
London Wasps
London Wasps is an English professional rugby union team. The men's first team, which forms London Wasps, was derived from Wasps Football Club who were formed in 1867 at the now defunct Eton and Middlesex Tavern in North London, at the turn of professionalism in 1999...
in the Aviva Premiership. Prior to joining Wasps, he was a fixture for Tasman
Tasman Rugby Union
The Tasman Rugby Union is the governing body for rugby union at the top of the South Island in New Zealand. It is New Zealand's newest provincial union, founded in 2006 with the amalgamation of the existing Marlborough and Nelson Bays sub unions...
in the ITM Cup competition in New Zealand and represented the Crusaders in Super Rugby.
Career
Poff, who grew up Cheviot, New ZealandCheviot, New Zealand
Cheviot is a town in the Hurunui District of north Canterbury, on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It is on the Main North Line railway and State Highway 1 approximately north of Christchurch. It was originally called Mackenzie after politician John McKenzie, who was closely...
, was selected for the NZ Secondary Schools in 2002 and in 2004 played in the NZ Colts team winning the cup in Scotland. In 2007 Poff made the Crusaders squad, however got no game time. In 2009 he became the 139th Crusader against the Stormers. His first start was against the Lions in South Africa when he played the full eighty minutes. He was unlucky to have not received more game time in the 2009 campaign. Poff has been reselected for the Crusaders 2010 and has resigned for Tasman for two more years.
It was announced on the 18th of May 2011 that Poff was joining Aviva Premiership side London Wasps
London Wasps
London Wasps is an English professional rugby union team. The men's first team, which forms London Wasps, was derived from Wasps Football Club who were formed in 1867 at the now defunct Eton and Middlesex Tavern in North London, at the turn of professionalism in 1999...
for the 2011-12 season where, on debut, he secured the man of the match award in the 20-15 victory over Saracens F.C.
Saracens F.C.
Saracens are a professional rugby union team based in St. Albans, England – although they play their home games at Vicarage Road, in Watford. They are currently members of the Aviva Premiership, the top level of domestic rugby union in England...
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