Justin Horo
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| Horo playing for the Wentworthville Magpies in 2012 | ||||||
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 7 September 1986 Auckland, New Zealand | |||||
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | |||||
| Weight | 100 kg (15 st 10 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Second-row, Lock, Centre | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2010–2012 | Parramatta Eels | 52 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 2013- | Manly Sea Eagles | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Total | 79 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 64 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2010 | New Zealand Māori | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| As of 8 December 2012 | ||||||
| Source: RLP | ||||||
Justin Horo (born: 7 September 1986) is New Zealand professional rugby league footballer for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles of the National Rugby League. He primarily plays in the Second-row, but can also play both Lock and in the Centres.
Playing career
Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Horo played his junior football for the St Clair Comets and Cambridge Park before signing with the Parramatta Eels.
In Round 3 of the 2010 NRL season he made his NRL debut for the Parramatta Eels against the Wests Tigers. Later that year he re-signed with the Eels on a 3-year contract, knocking back offers from the Newcastle Knights, North Queensland Cowboys and Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.[1][2]
After making his debut, Horo played in all the remaining games of the 2010 season, and all of the 2011 season. In 2012, however, he was dropped from the Parramatta team after a first round loss, and featured in just 6 games for the year. Horo said, "Steve (Kearney) said I had a few things to work on and I ended up getting a few injuries after that. I tore ligaments in my ankle and then I had a rotator-cuff injury in my shoulder. Once I got back to full fitness I ended up stringing a few games together at the end but that was after Mooks had gone."[3]
After being told he was not in the Eels future plans early in the 2012 season, Horo considered playing park football in France with a friend before ending up signing a 2-year contract with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles on 12 November from the 2013 season, after being released from the final year of his Eels contract.[4] In the 2013 season, he scored 8 tries from 18 games (to Round 20 including 2 byes), playing in the back row with representative forwards Anthony Watmough and Glenn Stewart.
Representative career
In 2010, Horo played for the New Zealand Māori team against England.[5]
Personal life
Horo is from the Tainui iwi.[6] His father is former New Zealand international Mark Horo and he has stated his allegiance to the Kiwis.[7] His uncle, Shane Horo, also represented New Zealand.
References
- ↑ Massoud, Josh (26 August 2010). "Parramatta Eels re-sign Eric Grothe and Justin Horo". The Daily Telegraph.
- ↑ Barrett, Chris (25 August 2010). "Parramatta can't match rivals' offers for Horo". Sydney Morning Herald.
- ↑ Crawley, Paul (4 March 2013). "Parramatta Eels reject Justin Horo keen to fill Tony Williams' boots at Manly Sea Eagles". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ http://www.seaeagles.com.au/news-display/Sea-Eagles-sign-Horo-Tonga-and-Lawton/65843
- ↑ "League: Maori draw with England". The New Zealand Herald. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ↑ "Justin Horo". New Zealand Māori Rugby League.
- ↑ Barett, Chris (23 July 2010). "Unsung Horo starting to have a ball on field after injury-plagued seasons". The Sydney Morning Herald.