Justin Poore
Encyclopedia
Justin Poore is an Australian professional rugby league
footballer for the Parramatta Eels
of the NRL
. A New South Wales State of Origin representative prop or second-row forward.
.
In August, 2008, Poore was named in the preliminary 46-man Kangaroos squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup
.
He was selected for Country in the City vs Country
match on 8 May 2009.
In May 2009, he was named to make his Origin debut in the 17 man squad to represent New South Wales in the opening State of Origin
match on 3 June 2009, in Melbourne. He has reportedly signed with the Parramatta Eels on a deal worth $350,000 a season, starting in 2010.
He was one of only four NSW players who played in all 3 games of the 2009 Origin series, the others being Jarryd Hayne
, Kurt Gidley
and Ben Creagh
.
travelled to Rwanda
on behalf of the Hope Rwanda charity, where they helped build 60 cement-rendered homes and a community hall. Poore plans to raise more money for the charity and travel to Rwanda again after the 2009 season.
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 for the Parramatta Eels
Parramatta Eels
The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta. The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, with their First Grade side playing their first season in the New South Wales Rugby Football League...
of the NRL
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...
. A New South Wales State of Origin representative prop or second-row forward.
Playing career
While attending Endeavour Sports High School in 2002, Poore was selected to play for the Australian Schoolboys teamAustralia national schoolboy rugby league team
The Australian Schoolboys rugby league team is the national rugby league football team for secondary school students in Australia.The Australian Schoolboys or Australia Schoolboys represent Australia on a national level at rugby league at youth level...
.
In August, 2008, Poore was named in the preliminary 46-man Kangaroos squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup
2008 Rugby League World Cup
The 2008 Rugby League World Cup was the thirteenth staging of the Rugby League World Cup since the inauguration of the tournament in 1954, and the first since the 2000 event...
.
He was selected for Country in the City vs Country
City vs Country Origin
City vs Country is an annual Australian rugby league football match that takes place in New South Wales between City and Country representative sides. The City side represents the Sydney metropolitan area...
match on 8 May 2009.
In May 2009, he was named to make his Origin debut in the 17 man squad to represent New South Wales in the opening State of Origin
Rugby League State of Origin
State of Origin is an annual best of three series of rugby league football matches contested by the Maroons and the Blues, who represent the Australian states of Queensland and New South Wales respectively...
match on 3 June 2009, in Melbourne. He has reportedly signed with the Parramatta Eels on a deal worth $350,000 a season, starting in 2010.
He was one of only four NSW players who played in all 3 games of the 2009 Origin series, the others being Jarryd Hayne
Jarryd Hayne
Jarryd Lee Hayne is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Parramatta Eels of the NRL. A New South Wales State of Origin and Australian, Fiji international representative winger and fullback, he has played his entire NRL career to date with Parramatta, with whom he got to the...
, Kurt Gidley
Kurt Gidley
Kurt Gidley is a professional Australian rugby league player and captain of the Newcastle Knights in the NRL. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative fullback he has played his entire NRL career to date with the Knights. He is the younger brother of Matthew...
and Ben Creagh
Ben Creagh
Ben Creagh is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the St George Illawarra Dragons of the National Rugby League...
.
Hope Rwanda charity
In the 08/09 off-season, Poore and a group of NRL players led by former first grader and ABC commentator Paul OsbornePaul Osborne
Paul Osborne is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer, administrator and politician. He played first-grade rugby league for the St George Dragons and Canberra Raiders before serving as a member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly from 1995 until 2001...
travelled to Rwanda
Rwanda
Rwanda or , officially the Republic of Rwanda , is a country in central and eastern Africa with a population of approximately 11.4 million . Rwanda is located a few degrees south of the Equator, and is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
on behalf of the Hope Rwanda charity, where they helped build 60 cement-rendered homes and a community hall. Poore plans to raise more money for the charity and travel to Rwanda again after the 2009 season.