New Zealand Poching played for the
Northcote Tigers,
Marist Saints and
Mount Albert Lions in the
Auckland Rugby League competition. He made the
Junior Kiwis in 1991 and captained the side in 1992. He played in 4 games for
Auckland between 1992 and 1993, before signing a junior contract with the
Brisbane Broncos for 1994. During that year he toured New Zealand with Western Samoa and captained them in a game against a
Manawatu XIII. Poching represented the
Junior Kiwis in 1991 and 1992, captaining the side in 1992. He joined the
Auckland Warriors in 1995, however he only played two games for the club and was not re-signed for the 1996 season. Poching played for
Western Samoa at the
1995 World Cup, and also captained Samoa during their
2000 World Cup.
England Over his long career Poching played for
Wakefield Trinity (
captain) and was a huge crowd favourite and club captain for his final season. He then joined the
Leeds club in the
Super League. Poching played for the Leeds side from the interchange bench in their
2004 Super League Grand Final victory against the
Bradford club. As
Super League IX champions, the Leeds club faced
2004 NRL season premiers, the
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the
2005 World Club Challenge. Poching played from the interchange bench, scoring a
try in Leeds 39-32 victory. Poching played for Leeds side in the
2005 Challenge Cup Final from the interchange bench in their loss against
Hull FC. He played for
Leeds at in their
2005 Super League Grand Final loss against
Bradford. He played his single game for
New Zealand against
England at
Halliwell Jones Stadium,
Warrington during the
2005 Tri-Nations campaign. Poching was forced to retire due to injury at the completion of 2006 season. ==Coaching career==