Gareth Morton ((1982-10-21)21 October 1982) is a Scottish former professional rugby league footballer. He last played for the WA Reds in the 2009 Bundaberg Red Cup rugby league competition in Australia.[2]

Gareth Morton
Personal information
Full nameGareth Morton
Born (1982-10-21) 21 October 1982 (age 42)
Perth, Scotland
Height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight16 st 12 lb (107 kg)
Playing information
Rugby league
PositionCentre, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2001–02 Leeds Rhinos 2 0 0 0 0
2005–07 Hull Kingston Rovers 51 23 210 0 512
2007 Oldham 7 4 29 0 74
2008 Doncaster 5 0 11 0 22
2008 Widnes Vikings 6 1 0 0 4
Total 71 28 250 0 612
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2001–08 Scotland 4 0 5 0 10
Rugby union
PositionFull-back / Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2002–05 Border Reivers 27 6 13 0 62
2007–08 Venezia Mestre 11 2 0 0 10
Total 38 8 13 0 72
Source: [1]

He has previously played for the Leeds Rhinos, Hull Kingston Rovers, Oldham RLFC, Doncaster RLFC, Widnes Vikings, WA Reds and Scotland.

Background

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Morton was born in Perth, Scotland.

Career

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Morton switched codes to play rugby union for Scottish Borders. Morton was called up to the senior Scotland union squad for the 2004 Six Nations Championship.[3]

He was released by Hull KR on 17 September 2007.

He has been named in the Scotland training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[4]

He has been named in the Scotland squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Gareth Morton rugbyleagueproject.org
  2. ^ http://www.nswrl.com.au/article.php?id=675[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Scots recall for Laney". BBC. 5 February 2004. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Henderson trio in Scots cup squad". BBC. 29 August 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2008.
  5. ^ "Logan back in Scotland cup squad". BBC. 8 October 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2008.
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