| Birth name | Steven Tahurata Pokere | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1958-08-11) 11 August 1958 (age 65) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hawera, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Southland Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[1]
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.[2][3]
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| Preceded by | Tom French Memorial Māori rugby union player of the year 1982 |
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