Reuben Porter
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| Full name | Reuben Porter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 March 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 102 kg (16 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Lock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 9 November 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
[edit | edit source]Porter was born in Wellington, New Zealand. He is of Cook Islands descent.[2]
Playing career
[edit | edit source]Club career
[edit | edit source]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, but played no further first-grade for the club.
International career
[edit | edit source]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]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Rugby League Project
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External links
[edit | edit source]- 1997 births
- Living people
- 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen
- Cook Island expatriate rugby league players
- Cook Island expatriate sportspeople in Australia
- Cook Island rugby league players
- Cook Islands national rugby league team players
- New Zealand expatriate rugby league players in Australia
- New Zealand rugby league players
- New Zealand sportspeople of Cook Island descent
- North Sydney Bears NSW Cup players
- Rugby league players from Wellington City
- Rugby league second-rows
- Wests Tigers players
- Western Suburbs Magpies NSW Cup players