Gareth Morton

Gareth Morton

Personal information
Full name	Gareth Morton
Born	21 October 1982 Scotland
Height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight	16 st 12 lb (107 kg)
Playing information
Rugby league
Position	Centre / Second-row
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2001–2002	Leeds Rhinos	2	0	0	0	0
2006–2007	Hull KR		18	115	0	310
2007–2008	Oldham Roughyeds
2008	Doncaster
2008	Widnes Vikings
2009	WA Reds
	Total	2	18	115	0	310
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2001–2008	Scotland	4	0	5	0	10
Rugby union
Position	Full-back / Centre
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2002–2005	Border Reivers	27	6	13	0	62
2007–2008	Venezia Mestre	11	2	0	0	10
	Total	38	8	13	0	72
Source: [1]

Gareth Morton (born in Perth, Scotland) is a Scottish rugby league player. He last played for the WA Reds in the 2009 Bundaberg Red Cup rugby league competition in Australia.^[2] He has previously played for Leeds Rhinos and Scotland.

Morton switched codes to play rugby union for Scottish Borders Rugby Club. Morton was called up to the senior Scotland union squad for the 2004 Six Nations Championship.^[3]

He was Released from Hull KR on 17 September 2007

He has been named in the Scotland training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.^[4]

He has been named in the Scotland squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.^[5]

References

1. Gareth Morton rugbyleagueproject.org
2. http://www.nswrl.com.au/article.php?id=675
3. "Scots recall for Laney". BBC. 5 February 2004. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
4. "Henderson trio in Scots cup squad". BBC. 29 August 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2008.
5. "Logan back in Scotland cup squad". BBC. 8 October 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2008.

External links

• RLWC08 profile
• Profile at leedsrugby
• Oldham Roughyeds profile
• Rugby stats
• Another coup as Oldham land Morton
• The Dons sign Gareth Morton