Steven Pokere

Steven Tahurata Pokere (born 11 August 1958) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A second five-eighth and centre, Pokere represented Southland, Auckland and Wellington at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1981 to 1985. He played 39 matches for the All Blacks including 18 internationals.^[1]

Steven Pokere

Birth name	Steven Tahurata Pokere
Date of birth	(1958-08-11) 11 August 1958 (age 65)
Place of birth	Hawera, New Zealand
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
School	Southland Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1977–78, 80–83 1984–85 1986 Southland Auckland Wellington () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1981 1981–85 New Zealand Māori New Zealand 18 (8)

In 2005, Pokere was sentenced to 2½ years in jail for conspiracy to defraud investors of $NZ4million, relating to a company that he ran with three others, all Mormons, that targeted fellow church members, many of whom were friends and family of the quartet.^[2][3]

References

1. Luxford, Bob. "Steven Pokere". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
2. Watson, Mike (21 October 2005). "Former All Black jailed for $4m fraud". Dominion Post. p. 3.
3. Alley, Oskar (30 July 2004). "Ex-All Black on fraud charge". Dominion Post. p. 1.

Awards
Preceded by Frank Shelford	Tom French Memorial Māori rugby union player of the year 1982	Succeeded by Hika Reid

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