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Birth name | Steven Tahurata Pokere | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 11 August 1958 (age 62) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Texas holdem paypal free. Blackjack dealer training apps. 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[edit]
- ^Luxford, Bob. 'Steven Pokere'. New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ^Watson, Mike (21 October 2005). 'Former All Black jailed for $4m fraud'. Dominion Post. p. 3.
- ^Alley, Oskar (30 July 2004). 'Ex-All Black on fraud charge'. Dominion Post. p. 1.
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Preceded by Frank Shelford | Tom French Memorial Māori rugby union player of the year 1982 | Succeeded by Hika Reid |
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