Darren Porter

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Darren Porter
Personal information
Full nameDarren Porter
Born (1972-08-02) 2 August 1972 (age 49)
Playing information
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2001–04 Canberra Raiders 150000
As of 25 January 2019
Source: [1]

Darren Porter (born 2 August 1972) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League.

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Playing career

Porter was 28 years and 304 days of age when he made his NRL debut for Canberra in the 2001 season, making him one of the oldest first-grade debutants in the modern era. [2]

A forward, he made all of his 15 first-grade appearances off the interchange bench, from 2001 to 2004.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. Collis, Ian (2018). The A to Z of Rugby League Players. New Holland Publishers. ISBN   9781921024986.
  2. "Rugby League: 'Ageing' Raider to make debut". The New Zealand Herald . 31 May 2001. Retrieved 26 October 2018.