Mataupu Poching
Encyclopedia
Mataupu Poching is a professional rugby league
footballer who currently plays in the National Rugby League
for the New Zealand Warriors
.
and played for the Mangere East Hawks
in the Auckland Rugby League
competition. He also played for the Counties Manukau Jetz in the Bartercard Cup
.
for the Auckland Lions
in twenty matches before joining the Junior Warriors in 2008 with the creation of the Toyota Cup. He played in 24 of the teams 27 games and scored one try. This led to him being resigned for the 2009 and 2010 seasons.
He joined the New Zealand Warriors
senior side in 2009 but his season was hampered with injury. He made his first grade debut on the 15 May 2010, against the North Queensland Cowboys
.
In 2011 he was named the Auckland Vulcans
Player of the Year.
in 2006 and played for the NZ Under-18s in 2007.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer who currently plays in the National Rugby League
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
for the New Zealand Warriors
New Zealand Warriors
The New Zealand Warriors are a professional rugby league football club based in Auckland, New Zealand. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership and are the League's only team from outside Australia...
.
Early years
Poching attended Aorere CollegeAorere College
Aorere College is a co-educational state secondary school that was established in 1964 in Papatoetoe, Manukau, Auckland, New Zealand. Patrick Drumm is the principal of the college...
and played for the Mangere East Hawks
Mangere East Hawks
The Mangere East Hawks are a rugby league based in Mangere, New Zealand. The Hawks compete in Auckland Rugby League's Fox Memorial competition.-History:The club was founded in 1964, before this teams from the area had been attached to the Otahuhu club...
in the Auckland Rugby League
Auckland Rugby League
The Auckland Rugby League is the governing body for the sport of rugby league in the Auckland Region of New Zealand. It is responsible for rugby league in the region and was the owner of Carlaw Park, once the "spiritual home of rugby league in New Zealand".-History:The Auckland Rugby League was...
competition. He also played for the Counties Manukau Jetz in the Bartercard Cup
Bartercard Cup
The Bartercard Cup was the top level rugby league club competition in New Zealand from 2000 until 2007. For the entire life of the tournament it was sponsored by Bartercard. The cup was administered by the New Zealand Rugby League...
.
Warriors
As a 19 year old he played in the NSWRL Premier LeagueNSWRL Premier League
The New South Wales Cup is a rugby league competition for clubs in New South Wales previously known as the NSWRL Premier League. It has a history dating back to the NSWRFL's origins in 1908, starting off as a reserve grade competition. It is now the premier open age competition in the state...
for the Auckland Lions
Auckland Lions
The Auckland Lions were a rugby league club that had teams in both the New Zealand Bartercard Cup and the NSWRL Premier League. They were mostly based around the Mt Albert Lions Rugby League club...
in twenty matches before joining the Junior Warriors in 2008 with the creation of the Toyota Cup. He played in 24 of the teams 27 games and scored one try. This led to him being resigned for the 2009 and 2010 seasons.
He joined the New Zealand Warriors
New Zealand Warriors
The New Zealand Warriors are a professional rugby league football club based in Auckland, New Zealand. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership and are the League's only team from outside Australia...
senior side in 2009 but his season was hampered with injury. He made his first grade debut on the 15 May 2010, against the North Queensland Cowboys
North Queensland Cowboys
The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Townsville, Queensland. They compete in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
.
In 2011 he was named the Auckland Vulcans
Auckland Vulcans
The Auckland Vulcans are an Auckland based rugby league club that participates in the New South Wales Cup. They are administered by the Rugby League Development Foundation. The team is selected from the Auckland Rugby League's Fox Memorial Competition and also uses Warriors squad members not...
Player of the Year.
Representative career
Poching was a Junior KiwiJunior Kiwis
The Junior Kiwis side represents New Zealand in the sport of rugby league. They are commonly known as the Junior Kiwis, after the native bird of that name. They are not necessarily an age grade side, but the second national team behind the New Zealand national rugby league team. They are...
in 2006 and played for the NZ Under-18s in 2007.