Porirua Pumas

{{Short description|Defunct NZ rugby league club, based in Porirua}} {{See also|Wellington Rugby League}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{ infobox rugby league club | clubname = Porirua Pumas | image = [[Image:PoriruaPumas.jpg]] | emblem = | fullname = | nickname = | short name = | web = | colours = | founded = 2000 | exited = 2002 | readmitted = | ground = Porirua Park | ground2 = | ground3 = | ceo = | coach = [[Mike Kuiti]] | manager = | captain = | league = | season = | position = | homejersey = | awayjersey = | current = | premierships = | minorpremierships = | runnerups = }}

The '''Porirua Pumas''' were a team representing the [[Porirua]] region in New Zealand's [[Bartercard Cup]] [[Rugby league]] competition. The Pumas were one of two Wellington-based teams in the competition, the other being the [[Wainuiomata Lions]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Troughton |first1=Jamie |title=Capital clubs geared for national cup |work=The Evening Post |date=10 March 2000 |page=23}} {{Proquest|314660788}}</ref> They were replaced in 2002 by the [[Wellington Orcas]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mirams |first1=Chris |title=NATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE: Redemption time? |work=[[The Evening Post (New Zealand)|The Evening Post]] |date=5 April 2002}} {{Proquest|314798563}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Mirams |first1=Chris |title=How you win a licence to thrill |work=[[The Evening Post (New Zealand)|The Evening Post]] |date=9 November 2001}} {{Proquest|314779289}}</ref> The Porirua Pumas Club is now defunct, with the region now represented at national domestic level by the [[Wellington Rugby League]] representative team in the [[National Provincial Competition (Rugby league)|National Provincial Competition]].

==Bartercard Cup== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- !width=30 |Season !width=20 abbr="Played" |Pld !width=20 abbr="Won" |W !width=20 abbr="Drawn" |D !width=20 abbr="Lost" |L !width=20 abbr="Points for" |PF !width=20 abbr="Points against" |PA !width=20 abbr="Points difference" |PD !width=20 abbr="Points" |Pts !width=150 |Position (Teams) !width=250 |Finals |- |style="text-align:left;"|[[2000 Bartercard Cup|2000]] |22||3||1||18||506||777||-271||'''7'''||Wooden Spoon (Twelve)||N/A |- |style="text-align:left;"|[[2001 Bartercard Cup|2001]] |21||4||1||16||421||808||-387||'''11*'''||Eleventh (Twelve)||N/A |} <nowiki>* The Ngongotaha Chiefs withdrew from the competition after round sixteen. All teams scheduled to play them after this were awarded two points for a bye.</nowiki>

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[[Category:Defunct rugby league teams in New Zealand]] [[Category:Sport in Porirua]] [[Category:Rugby league in Wellington]] [[Category:Rugby clubs established in 2000]]