Full name | Joshua Moorby | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 11 July 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Te Awamutu, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 99 kg (218 lb; 15 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Hamilton Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joshua M. Moorby (born 11 July 1998) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays on the wing or fullback for the Hurricanes in Super Rugby and Northland in the Bunnings NPC. [1] He was announced in the Highlanders squad as an injury replacement in April 2021 for the 2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa season. [2] He also represented Southland. [3]
Moorby is a New Zealander of Māori descent (Ngāti Maniapoto descent). [4]
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