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Player Mataupu Poching

Date of Birth
Feb 7, 1988
Birth Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Nationality
  1. 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Height (cm)
187 cm
Weight (kg)
106 kg
Position/s
  1. Prop
Nickname
Upu
Warrior #
161
Warriors Debut Date
May 15, 2010
Warriors Debut Details
May 15 2010, Round 10 vs North Queensland Cowboys at Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
Warriors Years Active
  1. 2010
Signed From
Mangere East Hawks
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mataupu_Poching
Rugby League Project
https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/upu-poching/summary.html

mt.wellington

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Mataupu Poching (born 7 February 1988 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for in NSW Cup. He has previously played in the National Rugby League for the New Zealand Warriors and the AS Carcassonne in the French Elite One Championship.

Poching attended Aorere College 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.

As a 19-year-old he played in the NSWRL Premier League 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 team's 27 games and scored one try. This led to him being resigned for the 2009 and 2010 seasons.[2]

He joined the New Zealand Warriors senior side in 2009 but his season was hampered with injury. He made his first grade debut on 15 May 2010, against the North Queensland Cowboys.

In 2011 he was named the Auckland Vulcans Player of the Year. He played in the French Elite One Championship for AS Carcassonne in 2012.

He played for the Counties Manukau Stingrays in the 2013 and 2015 National Competitions and in 2014 played in the NSW Cup for the New Zealand Warriors.

Poching was a Junior Kiwi in 2006 and played for the NZ Under-18s in 2007.


 
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