Reuben Porter

Reuben Porter (born 26 March 1997) is a Cook Islands international rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the Wests Tigers in the NRL.

Reuben Porter

Personal information
Full name	Reuben Porter
Born	(1997-03-26) 26 March 1997 (age 28) Wellington, New Zealand
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	102 kg (16 st 1 lb)
Playing information
Position	Second-row, Lock
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2024– Wests Tigers 8 0 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2017–24 Cook Islands 5 0 0 0 0
Source: [1] As of 11 August 2024

Background

Porter was born in Wellington, New Zealand. He is of Cook Islands descent.^[2]

Playing career

Club career

Porter was a junior at the Te Atatu Roosters playing throughout the grades up until U17s in 2014. He then moved to Australia and joined the youth system at the Sydney Roosters.^[3] He played for the Wyong Roos in 2018.^[4] Porter played for the Mount Pritchard Mounties between 2019 and 2020.^[5] He joined the Tweed Seagulls ahead of the 2022 Queensland Cup season.^[6] In 2023, Porter joined NSW Cup side North Sydney.,^[7] and played for them in their NSW Cup grand final loss against South Sydney.^[8]

On 21 November 2023, it was announced by the Wests Tigers that they had offered Porter a train and trial deal ahead of the 2024 NRL season.^[9] In round 14 of the 2024 NRL season, Porter made his first grade debut for the Wests Tigers against St. George Illawarra at WIN Stadium which ended in a 56-14 loss.^[10] Porter re-signed with the Tigers until the end of the 2025 season.

International career

Porter made his international debut for the Cook Islands in May 2017 against Papua New Guinea.^{[citation needed]}

In 2022 he was named in the Cook Islands squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.^[11]