Josh Moorby
 Moorby playing for the Hurricanes in the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific final | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Joshua Moorby | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 11 July 1998 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.[2] He was announced in the Highlanders squad as an injury replacement in April 2021 for the 2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa season.[3] He also represented Southland.[4]
Club career
In 2026, Moorby formed part of the Hurricanes squad which won the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific season. On 20 June, the Hurricanes defeated the Chiefs 60–5 in the final. Moorby scored two of the Hurricanes' nine tries.[5]
Personal life
Moorby is a New Zealander of Māori descent (Ngāti Maniapoto descent).[6]
Reference list
- ↑ https://stats.allblacks.com/all-players/profile/Josh-Moorby-AB-1236
- ↑ "Josh Moorby". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ↑ "Fakatava side-lined for the season" (Press release). Highlanders. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ↑ "SIT Zero Fees Southland Stags Squad Names". Rugby Southland. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ↑ Goile, Aaron (20 June 2026). "Hurricanes pound the Chiefs in Wellington to win their first Super Rugby title in a decade". Stuff. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
- ↑ "Player Profile: Josh Moorby". All Blacks (Official Site). Retrieved 17 March 2024.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Josh Moorby.
- Josh Moorby at ItsRugby.fr (in French)
Categories:
- 1998 births
- New Zealand rugby union players
- Living people
- Ngāti Maniapoto people
- Rugby union wings
- Rugby union fullbacks
- Southland rugby union players
- Hurricanes (rugby union) players
- Rugby union players from Waikato
- Northland rugby union players
- People educated at Hamilton Boys' High School
- Māori All Blacks players
- Waikato rugby union players
- 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen
- Montpellier Hérault Rugby players
- New Zealand international rugby union players
- New Zealand rugby union biography, 1990s birth stubs