Kurtis Rowe (born 12 November 1993) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Burleigh Bears in the Queensland Cup. He plays as a fullback and wing and previously played for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League.
 Rowe playing for the Tigers in 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 12 November 1993 Taranaki, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (14 st 7 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Fullback, Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 10 October 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Background
editBorn in Taranaki, New Zealand, Rowe is of Maori descent[2] and played his junior rugby league for the Waitara Bears, before being signed by the Wests Tigers. After moving to Australia, he attended Keebra Park State High School on the Gold Coast.[3]
Playing career
editEarly career
editIn October 2011, Rowe played for the Australian Schoolboys.[4] In 2012 and 2013, he played for the Wests Tigers' NYC team.[5][6] On 13 September 2013, he re-signed with the Tigers on a 2-year contract.[7] On 13 October 2013, he played for the Junior Kiwis against the Junior Kangaroos.[8][9]
2014
editIn 2014, Rowe moved on to the Tigers' New South Wales Cup team.[10] On 15 and 16 February, he played for the Tigers in the inaugural NRL Auckland Nines tournament.[11] In Round 6, he made his NRL debut for the Tigers against the North Queensland Cowboys, replacing an injured James Tedesco at fullback in the Tigers' 16-4 win at Campbelltown Stadium.[12][13][14] He played 6 consecutive games in a period where regular fullback Tedesco was injured.[15] Later in the season when Tedesco was again injured, Mitchell Moses was instead chosen as his replacement, but Rowe did make two further appearances in first grade near the end of the season.[15]
2015
editRowe was named on the wing in the 2015 New South Wales Cup Team of the Year,[16] but failed to make a first grade appearance for the Tigers and was released at the end of the year.[17]
References
edit- ^ "Kurtis Rowe - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 12 November 1993. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ "2012 Taranaki Maori Sports Awards". Stuff.co.nz. 1 November 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "Keebra High produces another NRL star with former student to debut for West Tigers". Gold Coast Bulletin. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "ASSRL Schoolboys rugby league news, Australian Secondary School Rugby League, Australian Schoolboys". Ourfootyteam.com. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ^ "R". Nyc Database. 27 December 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "Kurtis Rowe". rleague.com. 13 April 2014. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ^ "Wests Tigers re-sign several exciting players | NRL". Zero Tackle. 13 September 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Nine Warriors in Junior Kiwis squad". NRL.com. 8 October 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ^ "NZRL". www.nzrl.co.nz. Archived from the original on 1 November 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "VB NSW Cup Team Lists - Round Thirteen". NSWRL. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "Squads For Auckland Nines". Rugby League Week. 14 February 2014. Archived from the original on 15 January 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "NRL Round 6: Late Changes - Tigers". Weststigers.com.au. 12 April 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Wests Lose Skipper Robbie farah to Injury". Dailytelegrpah.com.au. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "NRL 2014 - Round 6". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Custom Match List". Rugby League Project. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "2015 VB NSW Cup Team of the Year". NSWRL. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Concord clean-out as five Tigers to go | NRL". Zero Tackle. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2015.