Caleb Muntz

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Caleb Muntz
Date of birth (1999-10-30) 30 October 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Huntly, New Zealand
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 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 17 (23)
Correct as of 26 August 2024
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018–2019 Fiji U20 8 (49)
2019 Fiji Warriors 3 (16)
2023– Fiji 11 (113)
Correct as of 10 November 2024

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. [3]

Club 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 scoring three penalties and three conversions. [9]

In November 2024, Muntz scored a try, a conversion and four penalties in Fiji's 24-19 win over Wales in the 2024 Autumn Nations Series. This was Fiji's first ever win over Wales at the Millennium Stadium. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Caleb Muntz". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "Caleb Muntz". Rakaviti. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Caleb Muntz No Stranger To Churchill Park". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Ratu, Muntz and Sauvoli round out Drua roster" (Press release). Fijian Drua. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Drua Final three named". FBC News Fiji. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "Fijian Drua: Forwards". Fiji Rugby. 27 August 2019. Archived from the original on 27 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  7. ↑ "Stellar performance by Caleb Muntz in first outing for Fiji". fijivillage.com. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "Star studded Fiji squad for World Cup announced". Rugby365. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "England 22-30 Fiji: Pacific island nation beat England for first time". BBC . Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  10. ↑ Griffiths, Gareth. "Wales equal record losing streak with Fiji defeat". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 November 2024.


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