Career
His regularly plays as a fullback or a winger. Youth
Poley"s first inclusion in a provincial side was when he was selected in the Falcons (South) squad for the 2008 Under-18 Academy Week. Falcons
Despite still being involved at Under-21 level until 2012, he played first class rugby for the Falcons since 2011.
He started in their opening match of the 2011 Vodacom Cup season against the Free State Cheetahs in Bloemfontein to make his first class debut.
lieutenant 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 Sharks XV in Margate) and also scored one penalty during the campaign. He was selected to start their first match of the competition, a 38–27 victory over the Griffons, making a total of eight appearances.