Kurtis Rowe
{{Short description|New Zealand professional rugby player}}
{{For|the American basketball player|Curtis Rowe}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Kurtis Rowe
|image = Kurtisrowe.jpg
|imagesize =
|caption = Rowe playing for the Tigers in 2015
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1993|11|12}}
|birth_place = Taranaki, New Zealand
|height = {{convert|180|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
|weight = {{convert|92|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
|position = {{rlp|FB|WG}}
|club1 = Wests Tigers
|year1start = 2014
|year1end =
|appearances1 = 8
|tries1 = 0
|goals1 = 0
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 0
|retired =
|updated = 10 October 2020
}}
Kurtis Rowe (born 12 November 1993) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Burleigh Bears in the Queensland Cup. He plays as a {{rlp|fb}} and {{rlp|wg}} and previously played for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League.
Background
Born in Taranaki, New Zealand, Rowe is of Maori descent{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/sport/7890659/2012-Taranaki-Maori-Sports-Awards|title=2012 Taranaki Maori Sports Awards|publisher=Stuff.co.nz|date=2012-11-01|accessdate=2015-09-29}} and played his junior rugby league for the Waitara Bears, before being signed by the Wests Tigers. After moving to Australia, he attended Keebra Park State High School on the Gold Coast.{{cite web|author=|url=http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/sport/nrl/keebra-high-produces-another-nrl-star-with-former-student-to-debut-for-west-tigers/story-fnj9yd9w-1226879834832|title=Keebra High produces another NRL star with former student to debut for West Tigers|publisher=Gold Coast Bulletin|date=2014-04-10|accessdate=2015-09-29}}
Playing career
=Early career=
In October 2011, Rowe played for the Australian Schoolboys.{{cite web|url=http://www.ourfootyteam.com/assrl_2011_archives.php|title=ASSRL Schoolboys rugby league news, Australian Secondary School Rugby League, Australian Schoolboys|publisher=Ourfootyteam.com|date=|accessdate=2015-05-03}} In 2012 and 2013, he played for the Wests Tigers' NYC team.{{cite web|url=http://nycdatabase.org/players/r/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630065823/http://nycdatabase.org/players/r/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=30 June 2015|title=R|publisher=Nyc Database|date=27 December 2012|accessdate=2015-09-29}}{{cite web|last=|first=|date=13 April 2014|title=Kurtis Rowe|url=http://rleague.com/players/Kurtis-Rowe_3528/Stats/|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413140412/http://rleague.com/players/Kurtis-Rowe_3528/Stats/|archivedate=13 April 2014|accessdate=28 September 2015|website=rleague.com}} On 13 September 2013, he re-signed with the Tigers on a 2-year contract.{{cite web|author=|url=http://www.zerotackle.com/nrl/wests-tigers-re-sign-several-exciting-players-11070/|title=Wests Tigers re-sign several exciting players | NRL|publisher=Zero Tackle|date=2013-09-13|accessdate=2015-09-27}} On 13 October 2013, he played for the Junior Kiwis against the Junior Kangaroos.{{cite web|url=http://www.nrl.com/nine-warriors-in-junior-kiwis-squad/tabid/10874/newsid/75024/default.aspx|title=Nine Warriors in Junior Kiwis squad|publisher=NRL.com|date=2013-10-08|accessdate=2015-06-05}}{{cite web |url=http://www.nzrl.co.nz/junior-kiwis/junior-kiwis-2013.aspx |title=NZRL |website=www.nzrl.co.nz |access-date=2 February 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141101201456/http://www.nzrl.co.nz/junior-kiwis/junior-kiwis-2013.aspx |archive-date=1 November 2014 |url-status=dead}}
=2014=
In 2014, Rowe moved on to the Tigers' New South Wales Cup team.{{cite web|author=|url=http://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2014/06/03/vb_nsw_cup_team_lists_round_thirteen.html|title=VB NSW Cup Team Lists - Round Thirteen|publisher=NSWRL|date=3 June 2014|accessdate=2015-09-29}} On 15 and 16 February, he played for the Tigers in the inaugural NRL Auckland Nines tournament.{{cite web|url=http://rugbyleagueweek.com.au/squads-auckland-nines/|title=Squads For Auckland Nines|publisher=Rugby League Week|date=2014-02-14|accessdate=2015-09-27|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115214258/http://rugbyleagueweek.com.au/squads-auckland-nines/|archivedate=2016-01-15}} In Round 6, he made his NRL debut for the Tigers against the North Queensland Cowboys, replacing an injured James Tedesco at fullback in the Tigers' 16-4 win at Campbelltown Stadium.{{cite web|author=|url=http://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2014/04/12/nrl_round_6_late_changes.html|title=NRL Round 6: Late Changes - Tigers|publisher=Weststigers.com.au|date=12 April 2014|accessdate=2015-09-27}}{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/terrific-wests-tigers-lose-skipper-robbie-farah-to-injury-as-they-roar-past-north-queensland-cowboys/story-fni3fbgz-1226881767954|title=Wests Lose Skipper Robbie farah to Injury|publisher=Dailytelegrpah.com.au|accessdate=2015-09-27}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nrl-2014/round-6/wests-tigers-vs-north-queensland/summary.html|title=NRL 2014 - Round 6|publisher=Rugby League Project|date=|accessdate=2015-09-29}} He played 6 consecutive games in a period where regular fullback Tedesco was injured.{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/Custom/MTMtMTY0NC00LS0tLS0tMjA3OTktLS0tLS0tLS0tLS0t|title=Custom Match List|publisher=Rugby League Project|date=2015-08-22|accessdate=2015-09-29}} Later in the season when Tedesco was again injured, Mitchell Moses was instead chosen as his replacement, but Rowe did make two further appearances in first grade near the end of the season.
=2015=
Rowe was named on the wing in the 2015 New South Wales Cup Team of the Year,{{cite web|author=|url=http://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2015/09/27/_2015_vb_nsw_cup_tea.html|title=2015 VB NSW Cup Team of the Year|publisher=NSWRL|date=|accessdate=2015-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928015018/http://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2015/09/27/_2015_vb_nsw_cup_tea.html|archive-date=28 September 2015|url-status=dead}} but failed to make a first grade appearance for the Tigers and was released at the end of the year.{{cite web|author=|url=http://www.zerotackle.com/nrl/concord-clean-out-as-five-tigers-to-go-14777/#kE0j1mJw2MJDJ34k.97|title=Concord clean-out as five Tigers to go | NRL|publisher=Zero Tackle|date=2014-09-04|accessdate=2015-10-11}}
References
{{Reflist|2}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150929104812/http://www.weststigers.com.au/team/profiles/kurtis-rowe.html 2015 Wests Tigers profile]
{{Wests Tigers squad - 2012 NYC premiers}}
{{Burleigh Bears squad - 2016 Queensland Cup premiers}}
{{Burleigh Bears squad - 2019 Queensland Cup premiers}}
{{2015 New South Wales Cup Team of the Year}}
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Category:21st-century New Zealand sportsmen
Category:Balmain Ryde-Eastwood Tigers players
Category:Burleigh Bears players
Category:New Zealand Māori rugby league players
Category:New Zealand rugby league players
Category:People educated at Keebra Park State High School
Category:Rugby league fullbacks
Category:Rugby league players from Taranaki
Category:Waitara Bears players