Wartovo Puara Jr

Wartovo Puara Jr (born 24 June 1990) is a Papua New Guinean professional rugby league footballer who plays for the PNG Hunters in the Queensland Cup. He previously played for the Barrow Raiders in the Betfred Championship and PNG Hunters since their inception in 2014 to 2018. He has represented the Papua New Guinean national team, most notably at the 2017 World Cup. He primarily plays as a hooker.

Wartovo Puara
Personal information
Full nameWartovo Puara Jr
Born (1990-06-24) 24 June 1990
Tapipipi H/C,Tomadir LLG,Raim Village, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight84 kg (13 st 3 lb)
Playing information
PositionHooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2014–18 PNG Hunters 108 25 0 0 100
2019–20 Barrow Raiders 33 2 0 0 8
2021 PNG Hunters 0 0 0 0 0
Total 141 27 0 0 108
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2014–19 Papua New Guinea 6 2 0 0 8
2019– Papua New Guinea 9s 3 0 0 0 0
As of 20 October 2019
Source: [1][2]
Medals
Men's rugby league nines
Representing  Papua New Guinea
Pacific Games
2015 Port MoresbyTeam

Early life

Puara was born in Kokopo, Papua New Guinea, and played his junior rugby league for the Kokopo Muruks.[1]

Playing career

Puara joined the PNG Hunters in 2014 for their inaugural season in the Queensland Cup. He trained with the South Sydney Rabbitohs on a six week trial contract during the 2015 pre-season.

In 2019 Puara signed for the Barrow Raiders he enjoyed a great first season and was tipped by Barrie McDermott as one of 6 potential championship players that could play in super league. His form earned him a place in the PNG international side that took on Great Britain and won. In 2020 Puara signed a 2 year contract extension with the Raiders.

[3] Puara represented PNG in rugby league nines at the 2015 Pacific Games, scoring 2 tries in the grand final and being named Player of the Tournament.[4]

International caps
CapDateVenueOpponentCompetition TGFGPoints
1
19 October 2014Lae Oval, Lae Tonga
1
0
0
4
2
2 May 2015Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Fiji
0
0
0
0
3
7 May 2016Parramatta Stadium, Sydney Fiji
0
0
0
0
4
6 May 2017Leichhardt Oval, Sydney Cook Islands
1
0
0
4
5
28 October 2017PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby Wales2017 World Cup
0
0
0
0

References
  1. "Wartovo Puara". QRL.com.au. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  2. "Wartovo Puara". Rugby League Project.
  3. "Two PNG Hunters to Train and Trial with Rabbitohs". rabbitohs.com.au. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  4. Lester, Joanna (13 July 2015). "PNG wins gold at Pacific Games". NRL.com. Retrieved 6 November 2017.


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