Kurt Baker

Kurt Baker
	Kurt Baker in 2017
Full name	Kurt Thomas Baker
Date of birth	7 October 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Palmerston North, New Zealand
Height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	93 kg (205 lb; 14 st 9 lb)
School	Palmerston North Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Fullback, Wing
Current team	Old Glory DC
Senior career
Years	Team
2008–09, 2017	Manawatu
2010–2015	Taranaki
2012–2015	Highlanders
2016–2017	Zebre
2020	Hawke's Bay
2023–	Old Glory DC
	Correct as of 4 July 2023
International career
Years	Team
2012–2015	Māori All Blacks
	Correct as of 1 June 2020
National sevens team
Years	Team
2008–2022	New Zealand
	Correct as of 8 January 2023
Men's rugby sevens
Representing New Zealand
Olympic Games
Commonwealth Games
Rugby World Cup Sevens

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).^[1]

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 tourments. In his rugby sevens career, he won 12 World Rugby Sevens Series tournaments, five World Rugby Sevens Series titles (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2020), two gold medals at the Commonwealth Games (2010, 2018), two gold medals and one silver medal at the Rugby World Cup Sevens (2013, 2018, 2022) and a silver medal at the Olympic Games (2020).^[2]

Baker has also played for the Māori All Blacks.

^ "Old Glory is excited to announce the signing of New Zealand Sevens legend, Kurt Baker, to the DC squad for MLR2023". Old Glory DC (Press release). 9 December 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
^ "Kurt Baker signs off a decorated sevens career in Dubai". allblacks.com (Press release). 5 December 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2023.

[Old_Glory_is_excited_to_announce_the_signing_of_New_Zealand_Sevens_legend,_Kurt_Baker,_to_the_DC_squad_for_MLR2023-1] "Old Glory is excited to announce the signing of New Zealand Sevens legend, Kurt Baker, to the DC squad for MLR2023". Old Glory DC (Press release). 9 December 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2023.

[Kurt_Baker_signs_off_a_decorated_sevens_career_in_Dubai-2] "Kurt Baker signs off a decorated sevens career in Dubai". allblacks.com (Press release). 5 December 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2023.

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