Kurt Morath
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| Date of birth | 13 November 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Takapuna, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hamilton Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kurt Morath (born 13 November 1984) is a New Zealand-born Tongan rugby union player who plays at fly-half. He currently plays for the Austin Gilgronis in Major League Rugby (MLR).
He previously played for Doncaster Knights in RFU Championship Morath was part of the Tonga squad at the 2011, 2015[1] and 2019 Rugby World Cup.
Early life
[edit]Morath was born in North Shore City, New Zealand. As a junior he played rugby league alongside former New Zealand Warriors five eighth Lance Hohaia.[2] In 2005, Morath was selected in the New Zealand Under-21 extended squad alongside other notable New Zealand players such as Andrew Ellis.
Professional career
[edit]In early 2016, Morath signed to the San Diego Breakers in the newly formed PRO Rugby competition.
At the start of the 2018-19 rugby season, he signed for Doncaster Knights in the English Championship, after playing for the Utah Warriors of Major League Rugby in the 2018 season. He then returned to the MLR to play for the Austin Gilgronis in 2020.
References
[edit]- ^ "Profile". 2015 Rugby World Cup official website. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- ^ "Club rugby veteran Kurt Morath out to get Dan Carter". Daily Telegraph (AU). 9 September 2011. Archived from the original on 30 September 2014.
External links
[edit]- Kurt Morath at ESPNscrum
- 2011 Rugby World Cup Profile
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Biarritz Olympique players
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in France
- Expatriate rugby union players in the United States
- New Zealand sportspeople of Tongan descent
- New Zealand rugby union players
- New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Rugby union players from Auckland
- San Diego Breakers players
- Taranaki rugby union players
- Tonga international rugby union players
- Utah Warriors players
- Rugby union fly-halves
- Auckland rugby union players
- Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay players
- Doncaster Knights players
- Austin Gilgronis players
- People from Takapuna
- 2011 Rugby World Cup players
- 2015 Rugby World Cup players
- 2019 Rugby World Cup players
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in England
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in Japan
- People educated at Hamilton Boys' High School
- Expatriate rugby union players in Spain