Papua New Guinea international rugby league footballer
Wartovo Puara
Personal information
Full name
Wartovo Puara Jr
Born
(1990-06-24) 24 June 1990 (age 33) Tapipipi H/C, Tomadir LLG, Raim Village, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Height
174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight
84 kg (13 st 3 lb)
Playing information
Position
Hooker
Club
Years
Team
Pld
T
G
FG
P
2014–18
PNG Hunters
111
25
0
0
100
2019–20
Barrow Raiders
33
2
0
0
8
2021–22
PNG Hunters
24
2
0
0
8
Total
168
29
0
0
116
Representative
Years
Team
Pld
T
G
FG
P
2012–22
PNG Prime Minister's XIII
4
0
0
0
0
2014–22
Papua New Guinea
6
2
0
0
8
2019
Papua New Guinea 9s
3
0
0
0
0
Source: [1][2]
As of 9 November 2023
Medals
Men's rugby league nines
Representing Papua New Guinea
Pacific Games
2015 Port Moresby
Team
Wartovo Puara Jr (born 24 June 1990) is a Papua New Guinean professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for the Sepik Pride Rugby League Football Club in the PNGNRL. He previously played for the Barrow Raiders in the Betfred Championship. He has represented the Papua New Guinean national team, most notably at the 2017 World Cup.
^"Wartovo Puara". QRL.com.au. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
WartovoPuaraJr (born 24 June 1990) is a Papua New Guinean professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for the Sepik Pride Rugby League...
played for the PNG Hunters like Israel Eliab, Ase Boas, Watson Boas and WartovoPuaraJr. Former greats include Kumul strongman Lucas Solbat, Michael Marum...
defeating the Cook Islands by 16-14 in the third place match. PNG's WartovoPuaraJr was named Player of the Tournament. Rugby league at the Pacific Games...
Amean FE 6 Kyle Laybutt HB 7 Watson Boas PR 8 Wellington Albert HK 9 WartovoPuaraJr PR 10 Luke Page SR 11 Nixon Putt SR 12 Daniel Russell LK 13 Rhyse Martin...
5. Edward Goma, 6. Dion Aiye, 7. Roger Laka, 8. Willie Minoga, 9. WartovoPuaraJr, 10. Esau Siune, 11. George Benson, 12. David Loko, 13. Adam Korave...
Lachlan Lam were originally named, but were replaced by Moses Meninga and WartovoPuara. Coach: Sean Rutgerson The United States named a 20-man training squad...
Amean FE 6 Kyle Laybutt HB 7 Watson Boas PR 8 Wellington Albert HK 9 WartovoPuaraJr PR 10 Luke Page SR 11 Nixon Putt SR 12 Daniel Russell LK 13 Rhyse Martin...
the latest being Jeremiah Simbiken in 2022 who is PNG Kumul #310. Sevara Jr, Peter (2 June 2016). "Where are our former PNG Kumuls". Post Courier. Retrieved...
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