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Kurt Baker

カート・ベイカー　/　かーと・べいかー

Rugby union player from New Zealand

October 7, 1988 (age 37)　・　Palmerston North, New Zealand

rugby union player

My Take

As a sevens devotee, I light up watching players like Kurt Baker. Born in Palmerston North, he ran fullback and wing for New Zealand's sevens side across an astonishing 233 World Rugby Sevens Series games and 53 tournaments between 2008 and 2022. Thirteen-plus years sprinting across that vast sevens field demands a kind of durability and game sense most athletes never reach; that's iron-man territory. What I find quietly admirable is that he didn't coast on legacy, moving stateside to Old Glory DC in Major League Rugby to keep putting his body on the line. A man carrying New Zealand's rugby spirit around the world earns my straightforward respect.

Overview

Kurt Baker (born 7 October 1988) is a New Zealand rugby union player, who currently plays as a fullback or wing for Old Glory DC in Major League Rugby (MLR). Between 2008 and 2022, Baker played for the New Zealand Sevens team in 233 World Rugby Sevens Series games and a total of 53 international tournaments.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Kurt Baker
Name (Japanese): カート・ベイカー
Reading: かーと・べいかー
Born: October 7, 1988 (age 37)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Libra / Dragon
Origin: Palmerston North, New Zealand
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: rugby union player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Palmerston North Boys' High School
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

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6. Links

Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/krutbaker/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%83%99%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC

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