Arno Pieter Poley (born 14 March 1991) is a South African professional

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player who most recently played with the . His regularly plays as a fullback or a winger.

Career

Youth

Poley's first inclusion in a provincial side was when he was selected in the (South) squad for the 2008 Under-18 Academy Week. He was a member of the side that played in the 2010 Under-19 Provincial Championship where he ended the season as the top scorer for the side, scoring one try and kicking thirteen conversions and seven penalties. He was also a member of the sides that played in the Under-21 Provincial Championships in

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Falcons

Despite still being involved at Under-21 level until 2012, he played first class rugby for the since 2011. He started in their opening match of the

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season against the in

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to make his first class debut. It took him just over 20 minutes to appear on the scoresheet for the first time, scoring the Falcons' first try in a 55–19 defeat. He started six of the Falcons' eight matches during that competition and made one substitute appearance. He scored another try in his third match (against the in

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) and also scored one penalty during the campaign. Poley's

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debut also came during

. He was selected to start their first match of the competition, a 38–27 victory over the , making a total of eight appearances. He remained a first team regular over the next few seasons, representing them in the

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and

competitions.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Poley, Arno 1991 births Living people People from Barberton, Mpumalanga South African rugby union players Rugby union fullbacks Rugby union wings Falcons (rugby union) players Rugby union players from Mpumalanga