Campbell Parata
| Date of birth | 1 February 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Porirua, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | The Southport School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Campbell T. A. Morgan-Parata (born 1 February 2000) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for Tasman in the Bunnings NPC. He has also a squad member of the Western Force in Super Rugby. His position is First five-eighth.
Career
[edit]Born in Porirua, Parata moved to Australia at just 4 years of age where he was educated at The Southport School. He returned to New Zealand in 2019 and started playing club rugby in the Tasman Region for Waimea Old Boys.[1] He was named in the Tasman Mako squad for the 2021 Bunnings NPC.[2] Parata made his debut for Tasman against Bay of Plenty at Trafalgar Park in a non competition match, starting in the number 10 jersey in a 26–9 win for the Mako.[3] The side went on to make the premiership final before losing 23–20 to Waikato. Parata was signed by Australian Super Rugby side the Western Force on a 3 year deal, he was only part of the development squad in 2022.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Crusaders nab schoolboy first-five talent Campbell Parata from Australia". stuff.co.nz. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "Tasman Mako announce squad for provincial rugby defence". stuff.co.nz. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "Campbell T A Parata". rugbyhistory.co.nz. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ "Western Force grab former WA schoolboy star Campbell Parata from Crusaders for new Super Rugby season". thewest.com.au. Retrieved 19 January 2022.