Reuben Porter

Reuben Porter (born 26 March 1997) is a 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.

Club career
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. On 24 September 2023, Porter played for North Sydney 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.

International career
Porter made his international debut for the Cook Islands in May 2017 against Papua New Guinea.

In 2022 he was named in the Cook Islands squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.