Steven Tahurata Pokere

Surname: 
Pokere
First names: 
Steven Tahurata
Known by: 
Steve
All Black Player No: 
825
All Black games played: 
39
All Black years: 
1981 - 1985
Clubs: 

Invercargill
Pakuranga
College OB, Hutt OB

Provincial teams: 

Southland 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983
NZ Juniors 1977
Auckland 1984, 1985
Wellington 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990
NZ Maori 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987

Biography: 

1977: 5/8 - 13 games - 4 tries, 2 P (22 pts)
1977: NZ Juniors: 2/5 - 1 game - 1 try (4 pts)

1977: Prince of Wales Cup: 1/5 - 1 game
1977: Sth Island: Centre - 1 game
1978: 2/5 - 6 games - 1 try (4 pts)
1978: Sassenachs: 2/5 - 1 game
1978: Barbarians: 2/5 - 1 game - 1 DG (3 pts)
1981: AB's: 2/5 - 1 test, 5 tour games - 1 try (4 pts)
1981: 1/5 (3), 2/5 (2), Centre (6) - 11 games - 3 tries (12 pts)
1981: Sth Island: 2/5 - 1 game
1981: NZ Probables: 2/5 - 1 game - 1 DG (3 pts)
1981: NZ Maori: 2/5 - 2 games - 1 DG (3 pts)
1981: Prince of Wales Cup: Centre - 1 game
1982: AB's: Centre - 3 tests - 1 try (4 pts)
1982: Centre - 10 games - 7 tries (28 pts)
1982: Sth Island: 2/5 - 1 game - 1 try (4 pts)
1982: NZ Possibles: 2/5 - 1 game
1982: NZ Maori: 2/5 - 7 games - 8 tries (32 pts)
1983: AB's: Centre - 7 tests, 4 tour games - 1 try (4 pts)
1983: Centre - 5 games
1983: NZ Probables: Centre - 1 game
1983: Sth Island: Centre - 1 game
1983: Prince of Wales Cup: Centre - 1 game
1983: NZ Maori: 2/5 - 2 games - 1 try, 3 C, 1 P (13 pts)
1983: World XV: Centre - 1 game - 1 try (4 pts)
1983: Western Province Centenary XV: Centre - 1 game
1984: AB's: Centre - 5 tests, 8 tour games - 3 tries (12 pts)
1984: Centre [2], Wing [1] - 3 games
1984: Nth Island: Centre - 1 game
1984: Possibles: Centre - 1 game
1984: Barbarians: Centre - 2 games - 1 try (4 pts)
1984: Welsh RU President XV: Centre - 2 games - 2 tries (8 pts)
1985: AB's: Centre - 3 tests, 3 tour games - 3 tries (12 pts)
1985: 1/5 [2], 2/5 [1], Centre [1] - 4 games - 1 try (4 pts)
1985: Prince of Wales Cup: Centre - 1 game
1985: NZ Maori: Centre - 1 game
1985: Maori Invitation XV: 2/5 - 1 game - 1 DG (3 pts)
1985: Marist Presidents XV: Centre - 1 game - 1 try (4 pts)
1985: Saracens: 2/5 - 1 game
1985: Barbarians: Centre - 1 game
1985: Probables: Centre - 1 game
1986: 1/5 - 8 games - 2 tries (8 pts)
1986: Barbarians: Centre - 1 game
1986: NZ Cavaliers: Centre - 5 games
1987: 1/5 [10], Centre [2] - 12 games- 5 tries, 3 DG (29 pts)
1987: Central Zone: 1/5 - 2 games
1987: Probables: 1/5 - 1 game - 1 try (4 pts)
1987: Prince of Wales Cup: 1/5 - 1 game
1987: NZ Maori: Centre - 1 game - 1 try, 1 C (6 pts)
1987: Maunsell Invitation XV: 1/5 - 1 game
1989: 1/5 - 10 games - 1 try, 5 C, 7 P, 1 DG (38 pts)
1990: 1/5 - 4 games - 1 try, 15 C, 7 P (55 pts)

Sub Total: AB's: 19 tests, 20 tour games (36 pts):
NZ Maori: 13 games (54 pts):               
Prov: Ak: 7 games (4 pts): Sthl: 45 games (66 pts): We: 34 games (130 pts):              
Others: 38 games (41 pts)

Total: 176 games (331 pts)

1982: Maori Player of the Year

Born: 11 Aug 1958