Mataupu Poching

Matupu Poching

Personal information
Nickname	Upu[1]
Born	7 February 1988 (1988-02-07) (age 23) Auckland, New Zealand
Height	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	106 kg (16 st 10 lb)
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2010–	NZ Warriors	1	0	0	0	0
Source: RLP

Mataupu Poching (born 7 February 1988 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a professional rugby league footballer who currently plays in the National Rugby League for the New Zealand Warriors.

Early years

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.

Warriors

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 teams 27 games and scored one try.^[2] 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 the 15 May 2010, against the North Queensland Cowboys.^[3]

In 2011 he was named the Auckland Vulcans Player of the Year.^[4]

Representative career

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

References

1. ^ Upu Poching at rugbyleagueproject.org
2. ^ ^{a b} Mataupu POCHING rleague.com
3. ^ Johnstone, Duncan (12 May 2010). "Warriors seek more impact against Cowboys". Stuff.co.nz. http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/3686522/Bigger-Warriors-seek-more-impact. Retrieved 22 October 2011. 
4. ^ 2011 Awards aucklandleague.co.nz

External links

• Official Warriors Profile

Persondata
Name	Poching, Matupu
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	7 February 1988
Place of birth	Auckland
Date of death
Place of death