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Willie Poching

Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Born
Thursday, 30th August, 1973
Current Age
52 years and 284 days

Known Family Links

Cousin
Frank Winterstein

Competitions Won

Super League
2004
World Club Challenge
2005

Biography

Former Warriors forward played for Hunslet in 1988 and Wakefield Trinity in 1999-01. He also represented Western Samoa in the 1995 World Cup and Samoa in 2000. Poching moved to Leeds in 2002 and appeared in the 2003 English Challenge Cup Final. He was also a member of the Leeds team that won the 2004 English Super League grand final.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tests (Senior International Matches) - 6 1 7 --- 2 / 4 50.00% - - 4 - - - 4 3 - 57.14% List
World Cup - 6 - 6 --- 2 / 4 50.00% - - 4 - - - 3 3 - 50.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
ARL/Super League/NRL Premiership - 15 20 35 5-5 3 / 12 25.00% - - 26 - - - 15 20 - 42.86% List
Club Career - UK   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Super League 1 122 78 200 64-64 -     - - 256 - - - 112 84 4 56.00% List
Challenge Cup - 8 14 22 7-7 1     - - 30 - - - 15 7 - 68.18% List
Super League Finals - 2 7 9 1-1 -     - - 4 - - - 4 5 - 44.44% List
World Club Challenge 1 - 1 1 1-1 -     - - 4 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
UK Top Division 1 122 78 200 64-64 -     - - 256 - - - 112 84 4 56.00% List
Overall   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  154 115 269 80-80 6     - - 332 - - - 151 114 4 56.13% List

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Western Samoa 1995, 2000   6 - 6 --- 2 / 4 50.00% - - 4 - - - 3 3 - 50.00% List
New Zealand 2005   - 1 1 --- -     - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List

World Cup Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Western Samoa 1995, 2000   6 - 6 --- 2 / 4 50.00% - - 4 - - - 3 3 - 50.00% List

ARL/Super League/NRL Premiership - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
AucklandAuckland 19951995 ARL Winfield Cup   - 2 21-1 -     - - 4 - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
North QldNorth Qld 19961996 ARL Optus Cup   12 4 16--- 2 / 8 25.00% - - 4 - - - 4 12 - 25.00% List
HunterHunter 19971997 Super League Telstra Cup   3 10 133-3 1 / 4 25.00% - - 14 - - - 5 8 - 38.46% List
St GeorgeSt George 19981998 NRL Premiership   - 4 41-1 -     - - 4 - - - 4 - - 100.00% List

ARL/Super League/NRL Premiership - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Warriors 1995   - 2 2 1-1 -     - - 4 - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
North Qld 1996   12 4 16 --- 2 / 8 25.00% - - 4 - - - 4 12 - 25.00% List
Hunter 1997   3 10 13 3-3 1 / 4 25.00% - - 14 - - - 5 8 - 38.46% List
St George 1998   - 4 4 1-1 -     - - 4 - - - 4 - - 100.00% List

English Career - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
HunsletHunslet 1998   - - 0--- -     - - - - - - - - - - List
Wakefield T.Wakefield Trinity 1999   25 1 2612-12 1     - - 50 - - - 8 18 - 30.77% List
Wakefield T.Wakefield Trinity 2000   21 2 235-5 -     - - 20 - - - 7 16 - 30.43% List
Wakefield T.Wakefield Trinity 2001   24 1 254-4 -     - - 16 - - - 8 17 - 32.00% List
LeedsLeeds 2002   13 18 317-7 -     - - 28 - - - 19 14 - 61.29% List
LeedsLeeds 2003   13 19 3212-12 -     - - 48 - - - 20 11 3 62.50% List
LeedsLeeds 2004   6 23 2912-12 -     - - 48 - - - 26 5 1 89.66% List
LeedsLeeds 2005   15 18 3312-12 -     - - 48 - - - 27 8 - 81.82% List
LeedsLeeds 2006   13 11 248-8 -     - - 32 - - - 17 7 - 70.83% List

English Career - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Wakefield Trinity 1999-01   70 4 74 21-21 1     - - 86 - - - 23 51 - 31.08% List
Leeds 2002-06   60 89 149 51-51 -     - - 204 - - - 105 40 4 70.47% List

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Sources: David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Big League, 2006 Official Rugby League Annual, Richard Bailey's Rugby League World , News Reports