Ambrose Curtis

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Ambrose Curtis
Date of birth (1992-04-17) 17 April 1992 (age 32)
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight96 kg (15 st 2 lb; 212 lb)
School Wellington College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Current team Vannes
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012−14 Wellington 20 (20)
2015−2017 Manawatu 27 (35)
2018 Wasps 1 (0)
2018−2022 Vannes 62 (90)
Correct as of 16 July 2022
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012 New Zealand U20 4 (10)
2016– Māori All Blacks 3 (10)
Correct as of 16 December 2017

Ambrose Curtis (born 17 April 1992) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a winger for Manawatu in the Mitre 10 Cup. [1]

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Career

Curtis made his Wellington debut in 2012 against Manawatu and went on to establish himself as a regular starter and try-scorer for the Lions over the next 2 seasons. Despite a substandard showing by his province in 2014 in which they were relegated from the ITM Cup Premiership, Curtis's own form was strong.[ according to whom? ]

Curtis signed with Manawatu in August 2015 on a week by week basis. [1]

In May 2018, it was announced that Curtis Ambrose had signed for Gallagher Premiership team Wasps.

International career

Curtis was a member of the New Zealand Under-20 side which competed in the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship in South Africa [2] and was also a regular member of the All Blacks sevens side during the 2013 and 2014 seasons. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Turbos, Manawatu. "Manawatu Turbos | Turbonation". Manawatu Turbos. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Vince Aso All Blacks Sevens Player Profile". All Blacks.com. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Ambrose Curtis Scoresway Player Statistics". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 11 April 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
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