Caleb Muntz

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Caleb Muntz
Date of birth (1999-10-30) 30 October 1999 (age 23)
Place of birth Huntly, New Zealand
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb; 13 st 10 lb)
School Hamilton Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half, Fullback
Current team Fijian Drua
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019– Fijian Drua 16 (19)
Correct as of 26 August 2023
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018–2019 Fiji U20 8 (49)
2019 Fiji Warriors 3 (16)
2023- Fiji 4 (44)
Correct as of 27 August 2023

Caleb Muntz (born 30 October 1999) is a Fijian rugby union player, currently playing for the Drua in Super Rugby Pacific and the Fiji national men's team. His preferred position is fly-half or fullback. [1] [2]

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He was part of the Fijian Under 20 team in 2018 and 2019, played an unofficial game for Fiji against the Barbarians in 2019, before making his official debut for the senior team in 2023.

Early Life

Caleb Muntz was born in Huntly, New Zealand to a Maori mother and a father of Fijian and European descent. He began playing rugby at the age of four in nearby Hamilton, where he grew up, and later represented Hamilton Boys' High School. He qualifies to play for Fiji through his paternal grandmother, who is from Savusavu and paternal grandfather, who is from Rewa. Muntz is fluent in Te Reo, a language of the Māori people of New Zealand. [3]

Professional career

Muntz was named in the Fijian Drua squad for the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season. [4] [5] He had previously represented the Drua in the 2019 National Rugby Championship. [6]

International career

Muntz was named in the Fijian training squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup. He later made his debut for Fiji against Tonga in Lautoka on 22 July 2023, scoring 9 points (1 penalty, 3 conversions). [7] On 8 August 2023, he was named in the final group of 33 players selected by Simon Raiwalui to participate in the World Cup in France. [8]

Shortly thereafter, in only his fourth match, Muntz was part of the Fijian team that beat England for the very first time on 26 August 2023 at Twickenham. He started at flyhalf and scored 15 points (3 penalties, 3 conversions). [9]

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References

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