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Kurt Sorensen

Playing Career

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Vital Statistics

Full Name
Kurt John Sorensen
Born
Thursday, 8th November, 1956
Current Age
69 years and 214 days
Place Of Birth
Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Known Family Links

Brother
Dane Sorensen
Uncle
William Sorensen
Dave Sorensen
Cousin
Emosi Koloto
Cousin once removed
Scott Sorensen
Cousin
Bill Sorensen

Competitions Won

Test Series
1984 New Zealand vs Great Britain, 1985 Great Britain vs New Zealand, 1985 France vs New Zealand, 1989 France vs New Zealand
English Championship
1987/88, 1988/89, 1989/90
Premiership Trophy
1987/88, 1988/89
Challenge Cup
1988/89
Regal Trophy
1991/92
Lancashire Cup
1990/91
World Club Challenge
1989
Charity Shield - UK
1989/90, 1990/91
Midweek Cup
1979

Biography

Kurt Sorensen was a seasoned Kiwi International forward playing with English club Wigan when he chose to sit out the 1978 season in order to beat an international transfer ban and join his brother Dane at Cronulla. The more volatile of the two brothers, Kurt Sorenson was the youngest ever Kiwi representative player (18 years 323 days) when he debuted in the 1975 World Cup (he went on to play in 27 Tests between 1975 and 1989). Sorenson played with Cronulla for five seasons before joining his brother, Dane, at Easts in 1984. The hard-running forward returned to England at the end of 1984 and linked with Widnes (he also played one last season for Cronulla in 1985) and appeared in 252 games from 1984 to 1993. Sorensen led Widnes to Challenge Cup and league premiership success in 1988-89 and was captain of the team that defeated Canberra in the 1989 World Club Championship.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tests (Senior International Matches) - 26 2 28 -4--4 - - - 16 1 2 - 12 15 1 42.86% List
Other International Matches - 1 - 1 ----- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
World Cup - 10 2 12 -1--1 - - - 4 1 2 - 3 8 1 25.00% List
Tour Matches New ZealandNZL - 30 3 33 -5--5 - - - 20 1 2 - 17 15 1 51.52% List
Tour Matches AucklandAUK - 5 - 5 ----- - - - - - - - 4 1 - 80.00% List
Tour Matches Widnes VikingsWID - 2 - 2 ----- - - - - - - - - 2 - 0.00% List
Test Series 4 20 - 20 -4--4 - - - 16 1 2 - 10 9 1 50.00% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tour Matches New Zealand XIIINZB - 1 - 1 ----- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSWRFL/NSWRL (NRL Premiership) - 121 7 128 269--35 - - - 114 - 3 3 64 59 5 50.00% List
NRL Finals - 3 - 3 ----- - - - - - - - - 3 - 0.00% List
Preseason Cup - 6 1 7 1---1 - - - 3 - - - 2 3 2 28.57% List
Midweek Cup 1 22 3 25 51--6 - - - 19 - 1 - 17 7 1 68.00% List
Club Career - UK   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
English Championship 3 142 12 154 -25--25 - - - 100 - - - 98 52 4 63.64% List
Premiership Trophy 2 17 - 17 -2--2 - - - 8 - - - 11 6 - 64.71% List
Challenge Cup 1 32 5 37 -4--4 - - - 16 - - - 22 11 4 59.46% List
Regal Trophy 1 22 2 24 -6--6 - - - 24 - - - 16 8 - 66.67% List
Lancashire Cup 1 16 1 17 -4--4 - - - 16 - - - 12 5 - 70.59% List
World Club Challenge 1 1 - 1 ----- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
UK Top Division 3 142 12 154 -25--25 - - - 100 - - - 98 52 4 63.64% List
UK Second Division - 24 12 36 -4--4 - - - 16 - - - 17 16 3 47.22% List
UK Third Division - 10 2 12 -1--1 - - - 4 - - - 6 6 - 50.00% List
Other   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Charity Shield - UK 2 1 1 2 ----- - - - - - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  454 48 502 3261--93 - - - 340 1 6 3 289 193 20 57.57% List

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
New Zealand 1975, 1977, 1983-86, 1988-89   26 2 28 -4--4 - - - 16 1 2 - 12 15 1 42.86% List

International Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Rest Of The World 1988   1 - 1 ----- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List

World Cup Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
New Zealand 1975, 1977, 1985-86, 1988-89   10 2 12 -1--1 - - - 4 1 2 - 3 8 1 25.00% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Auckland 1975-77   10 - 10 2---2 - - - 6 - - - 6 3 1 60.00% List

NSWRFL/NSWRL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
CronullaCronulla 19791979 NSWRFL   24 - 247---7 - - - 21 - - 1 14 9 1 58.33% List
CronullaCronulla 19801980 NSWRFL   18 - 184---4 - - - 12 - - 1 8 8 2 44.44% List
CronullaCronulla 19811981 NSWRFL   19 3 224---4 - - - 12 - - - 12 9 1 54.55% List
CronullaCronulla 19821982 NSWRFL Winfield Cup   24 - 2411---11 - - - 33 - - 1 12 11 1 50.00% List
CronullaCronulla 19831983 NSWRFL Winfield Cup   22 - 22-5--5 - - - 20 - 3 - 11 11 - 50.00% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19841984 NSWRL Winfield Cup   6 4 10-2--2 - - - 8 - - - 2 8 - 20.00% List
CronullaCronulla 19851985 NSWRL Winfield Cup   8 - 8-2--2 - - - 8 - - - 5 3 - 62.50% List

NSWRFL/NSWRL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Cronulla 1979-83, 1985   115 3 118 267--33 - - - 106 - 3 3 62 51 5 52.54% List
Eastern Suburbs 1984   6 4 10 -2--2 - - - 8 - - - 2 8 - 20.00% List

English Career - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
WidnesWidnes 1984/85   23 - 23-5--5 - - - 20 - - - 10 12 1 43.48% List
WidnesWidnes 1985/86   18 - 18-1--1 - - - 4 - - - 10 5 3 55.56% List
WidnesWidnes 1986/87   33 - 33-11--11 - - - 44 - - - 19 13 1 57.58% List
WidnesWidnes 1987/88   32 - 32-6--6 - - - 24 - - - 25 7 - 78.13% List
WidnesWidnes 1988/89   26 2 28-8--8 - - - 32 - - - 22 5 1 78.57% List
WiganWigan 1988/89   - - 0----- - - - - - - - - - - - List
WidnesWidnes 1989/90   26 2 28-4--4 - - - 16 - - - 19 8 1 67.86% List
WidnesWidnes 1989/90   1 - 1----- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
WidnesWidnes 1990/91   25 7 32-2--2 - - - 8 - - - 26 6 - 81.25% List
WidnesWidnes 1991/92   17 4 21-1--1 - - - 4 - - - 10 11 - 47.62% List
WidnesWidnes 1992/93   26 3 29-3--3 - - - 12 - - - 16 12 1 55.17% List
WhitehavenWhitehaven 1993/94   27 1 28-3--3 - - - 12 - - - 11 14 3 39.29% List
WhitehavenWhitehaven 1994/95   1 13 14-1--1 - - - 4 - - - 8 6 - 57.14% List
ChorleyChorley 1996   10 2 12-1--1 - - - 4 - - - 6 6 - 50.00% List

English Career - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Widnes 1984-92   227 18 245 -41--41 - - - 164 - - - 158 79 8 64.49% List
Whitehaven 1993-94   28 14 42 -4--4 - - - 16 - - - 19 20 3 45.24% List
Chorley 1996   10 2 12 -1--1 - - - 4 - - - 6 6 - 50.00% List

Your Say

  • Polyhistor
    7 May 2012 3:32pm

    The robust,hard-running Sorenson was still playing for Whitehaven RL Club at age 40 before coaching the side in the English First Division in the late 1990s.

  • Steven topping
    29 Jan 2017 2:14pm

    Kurt coaching Workington in the 90s

  • Jean
    15 Sep 2017 5:52pm

    Great forward for widnes the best

  • Chris coyle
    5 May 2020 7:25pm

    I was a cronulla supporter when Kurt came over to join up with Dane.Made a huge impact.So powerful and very quick for a big man.

  • Mike Kelly
    12 Jan 2021 3:57am

    Best forward ever in rl. Widnes legend

  • Anonymous
    3 Jul 2021 8:52am

    Carried widnes many times the Steven Gerrard of rugby league. I loved to watch this totally switched on attacking forward one word SUPERB

  • Andrew Bushell
    18 Apr 2023 4:12am

    Kurt Sorenson's mid 1970's Wigan career is missing

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