Toby Morland

Toby Morland
Personal information
Full name Toby Morland
Born (1983-02-27) 27 February 1983
Oamaru, New Zealand
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 85 kg (13 st 5 lb)
Club information
Playing position Halfback
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Pts)
2002-2008 Otago 36 (20)
2004-2008 Highlanders 23 (15)
2009 Chiefs 14 (10)
2009-2010 Munster 4 (5)
2010-2011 Auckland 19 (20)
2011 Blues 5 (0)
2012-2013 Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk 18 (35)
2015− Manawatu 8 (10)

† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 12 October 2015.

Toby Morland (born 27 February 1983 in Oamaru, New Zealand)[1] is a New Zealand rugby union player. His position of choice is halfback. Morland is currently playing for Manawatu in the ITM Cup.

He made his Super rugby debut for the Highlanders in 2004 and played for them until 2008. He was selected because of his strong performance in the Air New Zealand Cup (now known as the ITM Cup) where he played for Otago.

Personal life

Morland has been living in the Manawatu, working as a personal trainer at the business he and his partner, Kate, started in Palmerston North. He has been playing club rugby for Te Kawau.

Otago

Since his debut for Otago in 2002 against Marlborough, Toby Morland was a regular player for the province, at times having to battle with Chris Smylie for the starting position. Morland has played 36 matches for Otago, scoring 20 points.

Highlanders

Morland first played for the Highlanders in 2004 against the Chiefs. Morland was a regular back up to Jimmy Cowan throughout his Super rugby career, having played 23 matches and scored 15 points.

Chiefs

Morland was drafted into the Chiefs squad for the 2009 Super 14 season.

Munster

On 11 June 2009, Morland signed a six-month contract with Munster, he joined on 1 July. He won 4 caps for Munster and scored 1 try before returning to New Zealand in November 2009.[2]

Manawatu

In 2015 Morland was called in as injury cover for Kayne Hammington who bruised his ribs at a training camp. He signed on a week-by-week contract until Hammington had recovered. [3]

References

  1. "Toby Morland - Auckland Team Player". Auckland Rugby. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
  2. "Kiwi Morland signs for Munster". RTÉ Sport. 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
  3. "Manawatu Turbos | Turbonation". Manwatu Turbos. Retrieved 2015-11-29.

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