Nils Mordt

Nils Mordt (born 5 December 1983 in Harare, Zimbabwe) is a retired rugby union footballer who played at centre for Saracens and England Sevens.

Nils Mordt
Birth nameNils Mordt
Date of birth (1983-12-05) 5 December 1983
Place of birthHarare, Zimbabwe
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight91 kg (14 st 5 lb; 201 lb) [1]
SchoolSouth African College Schools
Claires Court School, Maidenhead
Notable relative(s)Ray Mordt Bjorn Mordt
Rugby union career
Position(s) Inside Centre fly half
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Maidenhead RFC ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2004–2008
2008–2009
2009–2010
2010–2016
2014
London Irish
Northampton Saints
Harlequins
Saracens
Bedford Blues
64
3
9
53
1
(32)
(3)
(0)
(79)
(0)
Correct as of 14 March 2015
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
England

Mordt is the nephew of South African legend, Ray Mordt.

He played junior rugby at Maidenhead Rugby Football Club, and was part of the U17 National Cup winning Colts side.

On 25 January 2008, Northampton Saints announced that he had signed for the club for the 2008/2009 season from London Irish.[2] Mordt joined Harlequins in 2009. In June 2010, Mordt joined Saracens.[3] He was a replacement as Saracens won their first Premiership title in 2011.[4] He was released by Saracens in 2016.[5]

References

  1. "Aviva Premiership Rugby – Saracens". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 3 February 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
  2. "Double signing strengthens Saints squad". Archived from the original on 8 February 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2008.
  3. http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,15979_6182513,00.html
  4. "Leicester 18-22 Saracens". BBC. 28 May 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  5. "Saracens – Saracens Squad 16/17". www.saracens.com. Retrieved 14 August 2016.


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