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MATT GITEAU
Fullname: Matthew James Giteau
Nickname: Gits
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 85kg
Date of Birth: 29 September 1982
Place of Birth: Sydney
Marital Status: Girlfriend
RUGBY CAREER:
Playing Position: Inside Centre/Flyhalf
Juniors: St Edmund's College
School: St Edmund's College
Colts: Easts, Canberra
Senior Club: Associates, Perth
Super 12/14 Team: Brumbies 2001 - 2006, Western Force 2007-
Super 12/14 Debut: Brumbies: 2003 v Sharks, Durban (Brumby Number 73), Force: 2007 v Highlanders (Force player number 35)
Debut Super 12/14 try: 2003 v Bulls, Canberra
Test Debut: 2002 v England, Twickenham (Wallaby Number 781)
Debut Test Try: 2003 v Romania (RWC 03), Suncorp Stadium
Major Rep Honours: ACT Under 19s 2001, Australian Sevens 2001-2002 & Commonwealth Games 2006, Australian Under 21s 2002, Australian Wallabies 2002-2006
Awards:
2003 - ACT Back of the Year, Australian Super 12 Rookie of the Year.
2004 - Try of the Year (John Eales Medal Night)
2006 – Try of the Year (John Eales Medal Night)
2007 - Western Force Player of the Year
Nominations:
2003 - Australian Rookie of the Year (John Eales Medal Night)
2004 - IRB Player of the Year
STATISTICS:
State Caps: 52 [40 ACT, 12 WA], Points: 222 [151 ACT]
Super 12/14 Caps: 52 [40 ACT, 12 WA], Points: 222 [151 ACT]
Super 12/14 Finals Caps: 2 [2 ACT, 0 WA], Points: 5 [1t]
2003 – Caps: 10, Points: 22 [4t, 1c]
2004 – Caps: 13, Points: 35 [6t, 1c, 1p]
2005 – Caps: 8, Points: 62 [5t, 8c, 7p]
2006 – Caps: 10, Points: 32 [4t, 3c, 2p]
2007 – Caps: 12, Points: 71
Tests Caps: 50, Points: 259 [20t, 39c, 26p]
2002 - Caps: 2, Points: 0 - Eng (rep), It (rep).
2003 - Caps: 8, Points: 20 [4t] - SA2 (rep), NZ 2 (rep), Arg (rep) [WC], Rom (rep) [WC - 1t], Nam [WC - 3t], Ire (rep) [WC], Sct (rep)[WC], Eng (rep)[WC].
2004 - Caps: 11, Points: 86 [4t, 11c, 13p] - Scot [1t], Eng, PI [2t], NZ [1c], SA [1c, 2p], NZ [4p], SA [2c], Scot [4c, 1p], Fr [2p], Scot [1t, 3c, 1p], Eng [3p]
2005 - Caps: 10, Points: 72 [3t, 15c, 9p] - Sam [5c], It [1t, 6c], F [1c, 1p], SA1 [2t, 1c, 1p], SA2 [1p], SA3 [1c, 3p], NZ1 [1c, 2p], SA4 [1p], F2, E [rep]
2006 - Caps: 6, Points: 10 [2t] - NZ1 (rep), SA1 [2t], NZ2, SA2, NZ3, SA3, Wal [1t, 3c, 1p], It, Ire, Scot
2007 - Caps: 6 , Points: 50 - W1 [1t], W2, SA1 [1t], Jap [WC -3c], Wal [WC -1t,1c], Fiji [2t, 3p, 4c]
(last updated 24/09/07)