Gareth Morton
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Full name | Gareth Morton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Scotland | 21 October 1982||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 16 st 12 lb (107 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Centre, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Full-back / Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gareth Morton (rugby league footballer. He last played for the WA Reds in the 2009 Bundaberg Red Cup rugby league competition in Australia.[2]
21 October 1982) is a Scottish former professionalHe has previously played for the Leeds Rhinos and Scotland.
Background
Morton was born in Perth, Scotland.
Career
Morton switched codes to play rugby union for Scottish Borders. Morton was called up to the senior Scotland union squad for the 2004 Six Nations Championship.[3]
He was released by Hull KR on 17 September 2007.
He has been named in the Scotland training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[4]
He has been named in the Scotland squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[5]
References
- ^ Gareth Morton rugbyleagueproject.org
- ^ http://www.nswrl.com.au/article.php?id=675[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Scots recall for Laney". BBC. 5 February 2004. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ "Henderson trio in Scots cup squad". BBC. 29 August 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2008.
- ^ "Logan back in Scotland cup squad". BBC. 8 October 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2008.
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- Doncaster R.L.F.C. players
- Footballers who switched code
- Hull Kingston Rovers players
- Leeds Rhinos players
- Living people
- Oldham R.L.F.C. players
- Sportspeople from Perth, Scotland
- Scotland national rugby league team players
- Scottish rugby league players
- Scottish rugby union players
- Widnes Vikings players
- WA Reds players
- Scottish expatriate rugby league players
- Expatriate rugby league players in Australia
- Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Australia
- Border Reivers players
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