Morgan Harper
New Zealand rugby league player
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Morgan Harper (born 28 August 1998) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who last played as a centre for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League.
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| Born | 28 August 1998 Hamilton, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (14 st 13 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He previously played in the National Rugby League (NRL) for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, and Parramatta Eels.
Background
Harper was born in Hamilton, New Zealand. Harper is of Māori (Ngāti Maniapoto mother and Ngāti Tūwharetoa father) and Irish descent.[2][3]
He played his junior rugby league for the Ngaruawahia Panthers in the Waikato Rugby League.[4]
Career
Harper made his NRL debut for Canterbury-Bankstown against the Brisbane Broncos in round 25 of the 2019 NRL season.[5] In round 17 of the 2020 NRL season, Harper scored two tries for Manly-Warringah in a 34–32 defeat against the Wests Tigers at Brookvale Oval.[6] In round 19 of the 2021 NRL season, he scored a hat-trick for Manly in their 44–24 victory over the Wests Tigers.[7] Harper played a total of 18 games for Manly in the 2022 NRL season scoring four tries as the club finished 11th on the table and missed out on the finals.[8]
2023
Harper was limited to only nine appearances for Manly in the 2023 NRL season as the club missed the finals. On 16 October 2023, Harper signed a one-year deal to join Parramatta starting in 2024.[9]
2024
In round 1 of the 2024 NRL season, Harper made his club debut for Parramatta and scored a try as they defeated arch-rivals Canterbury 26-8.[10] Following a couple of indifferent performances to start the 2024 season, Harper was demoted to reserve grade by Parramatta head coach Brad Arthur.[11]
Harper made only eight appearances for Parramatta in the 2024 season as the club finished 15th on the table.[12] On 11 September 2024, it was announced that Harper would be departing the Parramatta club after not being offered a new contract.[13] On 17 November, it was announced that Harper signed with NSW Cup side North Sydney Bears for the 2025 season.[14]
2025
On 25 February, North Sydney announced that Harper would depart the club and sign with the New Zealand Warriors for the 2025 season.[15][16] On 26 February, the Warriors confirmed Harper had signed on with the team for the 2025 season to bolster their outside backs.[17] On 10 December 2025, after his exit from the Warriors, the Newtown Jets announced the signing of Harper.[18]
Statistics
| Year | Team | Games | Tries | Pts |
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| 2019 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 |  Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
4 | 3 | 12 |
| 2021 | 23 | 8 | 32 | |
| 2022 | 18 | 4 | 16 | |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 |  Parramatta Eels |
8 | 4 | 16 |
| 2025 |  Warriors |
0 | ||
| Totals | 64 | 19 | 76 |