Monty Betham
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Montgomery Junior Betham | |||||
| Born |
12 March 1978 Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||
| Weight | 94 kg (14 st 11 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Hooker, Lock | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1999–05 | Auckland Warriors | 101 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| 2006 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Total | 127 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2000 | Samoa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2001–06 | New Zealand | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Source: RLP | ||||||
Montgomery Junior "Monty" Betham (born 12 March 1978 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a professional boxer and former rugby league footballer and junior world karate champion. A New Zealand international representative forward, he played club football for the New Zealand Warriors of the National Rugby League and for the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (captain) (Heritage #1234) of Super League.
Betham was runner-up on Season 4 of New Zealand Dancing With The Stars in 2008.
Betham was a Bay Roskill Vikings junior and represented New Zealand in eight tests and also played for Samoa at the 2000 World Cup. His position of choice was at Loose forward/Lock but he also played at hooker. On the field Betham was known for his aggressive style of play. He was once voted the player that the opposition players least want to pick a fight with in an NRL players' poll.
In December 2006, Betham announced his retirement from rugby league in order to pursue a career in boxing. Betham will start out in the cruiserweight division and hopes to work his way down to light heavyweight.
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