{"id":174916,"date":"2025-12-09T06:05:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T06:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/174916\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T06:05:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T06:05:07","slug":"morgan-harper-returns-to-australia-signs-with-new-club-after-warriors-exit-nrl-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/174916\/","title":{"rendered":"Morgan Harper returns to Australia, signs with new club after Warriors exit &#8211; NRL News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>After a one-year stint with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/nrl\/teams\/new-zealand-warriors\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New Zealand Warriors<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/players\/morgan-harper\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Morgan Harper<\/a> has signed a new contract which will see him return to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/rugby-league\/international-teams\/australia\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Australia<\/a> and play with one of rugby league&#8217;s most prestigious clubs.<\/p>\n<p>A late addition to the Warriors roster for the 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NRL<\/a> season, which bolstered their depth in the outside backs, Harper was not needed during this year&#8217;s campaign and instead only played in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/nswrl-competitions\/nsw-cup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NSW Cup<\/a> before his stint came to an abrupt end.<\/p>\n<p>Deciding to leave <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/rugby-league\/international-teams\/new-zealand\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New Zealand<\/a>,\u00a0Zero Tackle\u00a0can reveal that the former Junior Kiwis representative will return to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/rugby-league\/international-teams\/australia\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Australia<\/a>, where he will play for the Newtown Jets in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/nswrl-competitions\/nsw-cup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NSW Cup<\/a> competition.<\/p>\n<p>He will enter the Jets with six tries, six try assists, 48 tackle busts, ten line-breaks, 283 tackles and 2585 total running metres (117 per match) in 22 reserve-grade appearances in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Debuting in 2019, he also had stints with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/rugby-league\/teams\/canterbury-bankstown-bulldogs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Canterbury Bulldogs<\/a>\u00a0(2019-20),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/nrl\/teams\/manly-sea-eagles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Manly Sea Eagles<\/a>\u00a0(2020-23), and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/nrl\/teams\/parramatta-eels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Parramatta Eels<\/a> (2024), in which he featured in 64 total appearances in a variety of different roles, including in the centres and the back-row.<\/p>\n<p>Outside of his matches in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NRL<\/a>, Harper played for the Junior Kiwis in 2018, the NSW Residents team and had two games for the Maori All Stars in 2022 and 2023.<\/p>\n<p>        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; 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