Morgan Harper

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Morgan Harper
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Personal information
Born (1998-08-28) 28 August 1998 (age 25)
Hamilton, New Zealand
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight95 kg (14 st 13 lb)
Playing information
Position Centre
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2019–20 Canterbury Bulldogs 20000
2020–23 Manly Sea Eagles 54150060
2024– Parramatta Eels 42008
Total60170068
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2018 Junior Kiwis 10000
2019 NSW Residents 10102
2022–23 Māori All Stars 20000
Source: [1]
As of 24 March 2024

Morgan Harper is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a centre for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League (NRL).

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He previously played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the NRL.

Background

Harper was born in Hamilton, New Zealand. Harper is of Māori (Ngāti Maniapoto mother and Ngāti Tūwharetoa father) and Irish descent. [2] [3]

He played his junior rugby league for the Ngaruawahia Panthers in the Waikato Rugby League. [4]

Career

Harper made his NRL debut for Canterbury-Bankstown against the Brisbane Broncos in round 25 of the 2019 NRL season. [5] In round 17 of the 2020 NRL season, Harper scored two tries for Manly-Warringah in a 34–32 defeat against the Wests Tigers at Brookvale Oval. [6] In round 19 of the 2021 NRL season, he scored a hat-trick for Manly in their 44–24 victory over the Wests Tigers. [7] Harper played a total of 18 games for Manly in the 2022 NRL season scoring four tries as the club finished 11th on the table and missed out on the finals. [8] Harper was limited to only nine appearances for Manly in the 2023 NRL season as the club missed the finals. On 16 October 2023, Harper signed a one-year deal to join Parramatta starting in 2024. [9] In round 1 of the 2024 NRL season, Harper made his club debut for Parramatta and scored a try as they defeated arch-rivals Canterbury 28-6. [10]

Statistics

YearTeamGamesTriesPts
2019 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 100
2020100
2020 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 4312
202123832
202218416
2023900
2024 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 114
Totals571664

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References

  1. Rugby League Project
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  3. Clarke, George (20 April 2022). "Keary to consider Ireland's call". Campbelltown-Macarthur Advertiser.
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