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NAKED AMBITION KURT BAKER’S QUEST FOR GOLD

Kurt Baker reckons what you see is what you get. Straight up and honest with a ready smile, he has a public persona very much in keeping with who he is; a friendly, kiwi bloke and popular team-mate.

His jovial nature is no act. But he’s also a smart, ultra-professional who knows when to switch off the laughs and when to perform. He’s a new dad who loves to cook and is cultivating quite the vege garden, who also used the Covid lockdown to sit his real estate papers. He’s a guy who knows how good he has it as a contracted New Zealand Sevens player,

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