// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's Joshua Kouoru? A guy with a kor-ner on fame.
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| Born | 1 September 1968 Koialahu, Ihu, Papua New Guinea | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 January 2024 (aged 55)[1] Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Joshua Kouoru (1 September 1968 – 12 January 2024) was a Papua New Guinean rugby league footballer who played as a winger. He represented Papua New Guinea at the 1995 Rugby League World Cup.
Biography
[edit]Kouoru was born on 1 September 1968 in Koialahu, a village in the Gulf Province of Papua New Guinea. Along with his elder brothers, Gideon and Haoda, he began playing rugby league for his local village team.[2]
Kouoru debuted for the Papua New Guinea national team in 1991,[4] and was selected for the 1991 Kumuls tour. He also represented the team at the 1995 Rugby League World Cup.[5]
After retiring as a player, he remained involved in the sport off the field, helping with the development of rugby league in his home province, and was one of the founding members of the Gulf Isou franchise club.[4]
Kouoru died on 12 January 2024, aged 55. He was survived by his wife, Moru, and five children.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Rugby league community mourning loss of Ex-Kumul". The National. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2026.
- 1 2 "Vale former PNG Kumul #139 Joshua Kouoru". Papua New Guinea Post-Courier. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2026.
- ↑ "Player Summary: Joshua Kouoru". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers' Club. Retrieved 10 September 2026.
- 1 2 "Former Kumul Kouoru to be given hero's farewell". The National. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2026.
- ↑ "Kiwis struggle to win over Kumuls". The Canberra Times. 15 October 1995. p. 16 – via Trove.
- ↑ "Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League Mourns the Passing of Kumul Number 139, Joshua Kouoru". Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League. Retrieved 10 September 2026.