What is Quentin Pongia?
'''Quentin Lee Pongia''' (9 July 1970 – 18 May 2019) was a [[New Zealand]] [[rugby league]] player. He played as a prop. He played for the [[Canberra Raiders]], [[New Zealand Warriors|Auckland Warriors]], [[Sydney Roosters]], [[St George Illawarra Dragons]] and [[Wigan Warriors]]. He also played for the [[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand national team]] between 1992 and 2000. He was from the [[West Coast, New Zealand|West Coast]], [[South Island]]. Pongia died of [[bowel cancer]] on 18 May 2019 in [[Greymouth]], West Coast.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Press|first=Australian Associated|date=2019-05-18|title=Quentin Pongia, former New Zealand rugby league captain, dies aged 48|url=http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/may/18/quentin-pongia-former-new-zealand-rugby-league-captain-dies-aged-48|access-date=2020-12-07|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref> He was 48.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12232165|title=Rugby league: Former Kiwis prop Quentin Pongia passes away after cancer battle|author=Reive, Christopher|date=18 May 2019|access-date=18 May 2019|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-05-25|title=Rugby league greats farewell Kiwis star Quentin Pongia at Greymouth funeral|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/113004781/rugby-league-greats-farewell-kiwis-star-quentin-pongia-at-greymouth-funeral|access-date=2020-12-07|website=Stuff|language=en}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/quentin-pongia/summary.html Quentin Pongia] at Rugby League Project {{DEFAULTSORT:Pongia, Quentin}} [[Category:1970 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from colorectal cancer]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in New Zealand]] [[Category:New Zealand rugby league players]] [[Category:People from South Island]] [[Category:West Coast Region]] {{Sports-bio-stub}}