Wartovo Puara Jr

Wartovo Puara
Personal information
Full name Wartovo Puara Jr
Born (1990-06-24) 24 June 1990
Kokopo, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Height 174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 84 kg (13 st 3 lb)
Playing information
Position Hooker

Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2014–17 Papua New Guinea 6 2 0 0 8
As of 12 November 2017
Source: [1][2]
Medals
Men's rugby league nines
Representing  Papua New Guinea
Pacific Games
2015 Port MoresbyTeam

Wartovo Puara Jr (born 24 June 1990) is a Papua New Guinean professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Papua New Guinea Hunters in the Queensland Cup and has represented the Papua New Guinean national team, most notably at the 2017 World Cup. He primarily plays as a hooker.

Early life

Puara was born in Kokopo, Papua New Guinea, and played his junior rugby league for the Kokopo Muruks.[1]

Playing career

Puara joined the PNG Hunters in 2014 for their inaugural season in the Queensland Cup. He trained with the South Sydney Rabbitohs on a six week trial contract during the 2015 pre-season.[3] Puara represented PNG in rugby league nines at the 2015 Pacific Games, scoring 2 tries in the grand final and being named Player of the Tournament.[4]

International caps
CapDateVenueOpponentCompetition TGFGPoints
1
19 October 2014Lae Oval, Lae Tonga
1
0
0
4
2
2 May 2015Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Fiji
0
0
0
0
3
7 May 2016Parramatta Stadium, Sydney Fiji
0
0
0
0
4
6 May 2017Leichhardt Oval, Sydney Cook Islands
1
0
0
4
5
28 October 2017PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby Wales2017 World Cup
0
0
0
0

References

  1. 1 2 "Wartovo Puara". QRL.com.au. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "Wartovo Puara". Rugby League Project.
  3. ↑ "Two PNG Hunters to Train and Trial with Rabbitohs". rabbitohs.com.au. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  4. ↑ Lester, Joanna (13 July 2015). "PNG wins gold at Pacific Games". NRL.com. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
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