Gary Porter
Full nameGary Porter
Date of birth (1996-07-22) 22 July 1996
Place of birthKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight115 kg (18 st 2 lb; 254 lb)
UniversityUniversity of Cape Town
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Current team Stormers / Western Province
Youth career
Ikey Tigers
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018 Western Province 5 (0)
2021–2022 Ealing Trailfinders 6 (0)
2022– Stormers 12 ()
2023– Western Province ()
Correct as of 16 September 2022

Gary Porter (born 22 July 1996) is a South African rugby union player for the Stormers in the United Rugby Championship.[2] His regular position is lock.

Porter was a member of the Ikey Tigers side that was defeated in the final of the 2021 Varsity Cup.[3][4] He joined the Western Province straight out of school, making one appearance in the 2018 Rugby Challenge.[5][6] In 2021, he joined Ealing Trailfinders, making six appearances for the side in the RFU Championship.[7] He was released by Ealing at the end of the season.[8] In August 2022, it was confirmed he had joined the Stormers ahead of the 2022–23 United Rugby Championship.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Gary Porter". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Gary Porter". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "UCT Ikeys vs UP Tuks". Varsity Rugby. 31 May 2021. Archived from the original on 31 May 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  4. ↑ "Q&A with Gary Porter – Our Very Own Veteran". Ikey Tigers. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "Stormers sign Gary Porter ahead of 2022/23 season". Talking Rugby Union. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "Supersport Rugby Challenge - Match 6, Pool Stage - Eastern Province vs Western Province". SA Rugby. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  7. ↑ "Gary Porter signs for Ealing Trailfinders". Ealing Trailfinders. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  8. ↑ "Cannon and Walker in the group of nine players released by Ealing". Rugby Pass. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  9. ↑ "Porter comes into DHL Stormers fold". Stormers. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.


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