St. George Illawarra Dragons In round 1 of the
2004 NRL season Poore made his premiership début for
St. George Illawarra against the
Canberra Raiders. In August 2008, Poore was named in the
46-man Kangaroos preliminary squad for the
2008 Rugby League World Cup. After the
2008 NRL season, Poore and a group of
NRL players led by former first-grader and ABC commentator
Paul Osborne travelled to
Rwanda on behalf of the Hope Rwanda charity, where they helped build 60 cement-rendered homes and a community hall. Poore planned to raise more money for the charity and travel to Rwanda again after the 2009 season. In May 2009, Poore was selected for
Country in the annual
City vs Country match. In May 2009, Poore was named to make his Origin début for
New South Wales in the opening match of the
2009 State of Origin series in
Melbourne, Victoria. He was one of only four New South Wales players who played in all 3 games of the 2009 series, the others being
Jarryd Hayne,
Kurt Gidley and
Ben Creagh. Poore made 21 appearances for St. George in his final season at the club as they won the 2009
Minor Premiership but crashed out of the finals after losing both games against Parramatta and the
Brisbane Broncos. Poore played 128 games in total for St. George before signing a three-year contract with the
Parramatta Eels starting in 2010.
Parramatta Eels At the start of the
2010 NRL season, Poore was one of Parramatta's high-profile recruits who was expected to bolster the club's forward pack. Poore made a total of 23 appearances for the club in 2010 as they missed out on the finals after finishing a disappointing 12th. Poore was forced to sit out for the majority of the
2011 NRL season due to a knee injury. He returned in round 22 against
South Sydney which ended in a 56–6 loss at
ANZ Stadium. Parramatta narrowly avoided the wooden spoon that year and defeated the
Gold Coast in the final game of the season to avoid finishing last. In the
2012 NRL season, Poore and Parramatta endured a horror season as the club finished last on the table for the first time since 1972. At the end of 2012, Poore was released by the club.
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats In October 2012, Poore signed a two-year contract with the
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats of the
Super League starting in 2013. Poore signed a two-year deal with
Hull Kingston Rovers in October 2013.
Hull Kingston Rovers Poore commenced playing with Hull KR in the
2014 Super League season. He retired at the end of the season due to a knee injury. ==References==