Steven Pokere

New Zealand rugby union player
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroNew Zealand rugby union player
PlacesNew Zealand
isAthlete Rugby union player
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth11 August 1958, Hāwera, New Zealand
Age66 years
Star signLeo
Education
Southland Boys' High School
Sports Teams
New Zealand national rugby union team
The details

Biography

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.

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.

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