Reuben Porter

Reuben Porter is a Cook Islands national [rugby league team|Cook Islands international] rugby league footballer who plays as a forward for the Wests Tigers in the NRL.

Background

Porter was born in Wellington, New Zealand. He is of Cook Islands descent.

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.
He played for the Wyong Roos in 2018.
Porter played for the Mount Pritchard Mounties between 2019 and 2020.
He joined the Tweed Seagulls ahead of the 2022 Queensland Cup season.
In 2023, Porter joined NSW Cup side North Sydney., and played for them in their NSW Cup grand final loss against South Sydney.
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].
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. Porter re-signed with the Tigers until the end of the 2025 season, but played no further first-grade for the club.

Porter made his international debut for the Cook Islands national rugby [league team|Cook Islands] in May 2017 against Papua [New Guinea national rugby league team|Papua New Guinea].
In 2022 he was named in the 2021 Men's [Rugby League World Cup squads#Cook Islands|Cook Islands squad] for the 2021 [Rugby League World Cup].