Cortez Te Pou
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Born | Hastings, New Zealand | 6 April 2001|||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 3 November 2023 |
Cortez P Te Pou[2] (born 6 April 2001) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who plays as a winger or centre for the St George Illawarra Dragons in Australia's NRL Women's Premiership (NRLW).
Background
[edit]Of Māori heritage,[3] Te Pou attended Karamu High School in Hastings and was a Hawkes Bay representative in rugby union. She later moved to New South Wales, Australia, to play rugby league.
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Te Pou played for the North Sydney Bears in the 2022 Harvey Norman NSW Women's Premiership, before playing for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the same competition the following season. Prior to the 2023 NRLW season, she signed for the St George Illawarra Dragons.[4]
2023 season
[edit]During her NRLW debut on 29 July, Te Pou scored two tries as the Dragons defeated the Parramatta Eels 38–12.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Cortez Te Pou". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "Cortez P Te Pou". New Zealand Rugby History. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ Hurndell, Shane (7 September 2019). "Rugby: Promising Tui fullback scores four tries on debut". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
A New Zealand Maori under-18 squad member who boasts tremendous pace, Te Pou, continues to build on the promise she displayed as a member of the 2014 Hastings East Ross Shield-winning team in Wairoa.
- ^ "2023 NRLW Signings Tracker: Laing upgraded; McGregor a late withdrawal". National Rugby League. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ Beatton, Joel (29 July 2023). "Dragons earn opening win of NRLW season in Wollongong". St George Illawarra Dragons. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
External links
[edit]- 2001 births
- Living people
- New Zealand expatriate rugby league players in Australia
- New Zealand female rugby league players
- New Zealand Māori rugby league players
- People from Hastings, New Zealand
- Rugby league centres
- Rugby league players from Hawke's Bay
- Rugby league wingers
- St. George Illawarra Dragons (NRLW) players
- 21st-century New Zealand sportswomen