Charntay Poko

Charntay Poko (born 10 November 1995) is a New Zealand rugby league and union footballer. Primarily a halfback or lock, she is a New Zealand representative. She previously played for the New Zealand Warriors and Newcastle Knights in the NRL Women's Premiership.

Charntay Poko
Personal information
Born (1995-11-10) 10 November 1995
Auckland, New Zealand
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight91 kg (14 st 5 lb)
Playing information
Rugby league
PositionHalfback, Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019 New Zealand Warriors 3 1 0 0 4
2021 Newcastle Knights 5 0 2 0 4
Total 8 1 2 0 8
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019 New Zealand 2 0 4 0 8
2019 New Zealand 9s 2 0 0 0 0
Rugby union
PositionMidfield Back
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2022– Canterbury 0 0 0 0 0
2023 Matatū 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Source: RLP
As of 9 August 2022

Background

Born in Auckland, Poko is of Cook Island descent.[1]

Rugby career

Rugby league

Poko played for the Papanui Tigers in the Canterbury Rugby League competition and represented Canterbury in both rugby league and rugby union.[2] In 2016, she was named in the New Zealand wider squad.[3]

In 2019, Poko began playing for the Richmond Roses in the Auckland Rugby League.[4] On 22 June 2019, she made her debut for New Zealand, starting at five-eighth and kicking four goals in a 46–8 win over Samoa.[5]

On 10 July 2019, Poko joined the New Zealand Warriors NRL Women's Premiership team.[6] In Round 1 of the 2019 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Warriors, scoring a try in a 16–12 win over the Sydney Roosters.[7]

In October 2019, she was a member of New Zealand's 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s-winning squad.[8]

On 1 December 2021, Poko signed with the Newcastle Knights to be a part of their inaugural NRLW squad.[9]

In round 1 of the delayed 2021 NRL Women's season, Poko made her club debut for the Knights against the Parramatta Eels.[10] She played in 5 matches for the Knights, before parting ways with the club at the end of the season.[11]

Rugby union

Poko signed with Matatū in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition for the 2023 season.[12][13]

References
  1. "Cook Islands women brace for Rugby League World Cup". RNZ. 23 July 2020.
  2. "Kiwi Ferns to the fore in Papanui's women's rugby league". Stuff.co.nz. 13 August 2017.
  3. "All the results from far and wide". NZ Warriors. 26 September 2016.
  4. "Meet the players: 2019 NRLW squad". NZ Warriors. 26 August 2019.
  5. "Two debutantes named in Kiwi Ferns test team to tackle Fetu Samoa". Stuff.co.nz. 18 June 2019.
  6. "Hireme's signing huge coup". NZ Warriors. 10 July 2019.
  7. "First NRLW side of season named". NZ Warriors. 10 September 2019.
  8. "World Cup winners for WNRL Nines". NZ Warriors. 10 February 2020.
  9. "NRLW 2022: Newcastle Knights, club confirms nine Kiwi Ferns for inaugural campaign - NRL". National Rugby League. 1 December 2021.
  10. "Late mail: 1-17 confirmed for opening NRLW game". Newcastle Knights. 27 February 2022.
  11. "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  12. Pearson, Joseph (22 February 2023). "Super Rugby Aupiki: Everything you need to know about its four teams for the new season". Stuff. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  13. "Movers and shakers of Super Rugby Aupiki". RNZ. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
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