This article is about the rugby player. For the musician, see Kurt_Baker_(musician).
| Date of birth | 7 October 1988 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 92 kg (200 lb) | ||
| School | Palmerston North Boys' High School | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Fullback | ||
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2008–2009 2010– |
Manawatu Taranaki |
16 9 |
(15) (25) |
| Super Rugby | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2011– | Highlanders | 0 | (0) |
Kurt Baker[1] is a Rugby Union player. He plays for Taranaki as a Fullback. Baker transferred from the Manawatu Turbos to Taranaki for the 2010 ITM Cup previously known as The Air New Zealand Cup.
Baker's first Turbos season 2008, has been very good, confirming him as first choice back-up at Fullback to Francisco Bosch. Also that year, he went to the Under-20 Rugby World Cup with the New Zealand team, taking out the title.
Baker was suspended for eight weeks in 2009 after verbally abusing a match official.[2][3] In dubious circumstances, Baker was not allowed to defend himself at the hearing, and the local Hawkes' Bay official's version of events were never questioned.
Kurt is also a New Zealand sevens international and played in his debut tournament back in the 2008/09 season. At the 2010 Hong Kong Rugby Sevens, he led the New Zealand team in scoring 4 tries in their semi-final win over Fiji and 2 tries in their Cup finals loss to Samoa. He was also the top individual try scorer and point scorer of the tournament.[4]
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