| Steven Pokere | |
| Birth Name: | Steven Tahurata Pokere |
| Birth Date: | 11 August 1958 |
| Birth Place: | Hāwera, New Zealand |
| Ru Position: | Centre |
| Height: | 1.70NaN0 |
| Weight: | 73kg (161lb) |
| Ru Nationalteam: | New Zealand Māori |
| Ru Nationalcaps: | 18 |
| Ru Nationalpoints: | (8) |
| Ru Nationalyears: | 1981 1981–85 |
| Ru Province: | Southland Auckland Wellington |
| Ru Provinceyears: | 1977–78, 80–83 1984–85 1986 |
| School: | Southland Boys' High School |
Steven Tahurata Pokere (born 11 August 1958) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A second five-eighth and centre, Pokere represented Southland, Auckland and Wellington at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1981 to 1985. He played 39 matches for the All Blacks including 18 internationals.[1]
In 2005, Pokere was sentenced to 2½ years in jail for conspiracy to defraud investors of $NZ4million, relating to a company that he ran with three others, all Mormons, that targeted fellow church members, many of whom were friends and family of the quartet.[2] [3]