| Matt Giteau | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Matt Giteau | ||
| Date of birth | 29 September 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 85 kg (13 st 5 lb) | ||
| Nickname | Gits | ||
| School | St Edmunds College, Canberra | ||
| Notable relative(s) | Ron Giteau (father) Kristy Giteau (sister) |
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| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Inside centre Fly-half Halfback |
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| Super Rugby | Caps | (points) | |
| 2001-2006 2007-2009 2010- |
Brumbies Force Brumbies |
40 21 |
(151) (139) |
| Current local club: | Canberra Vikings | ||
| correct as of 2006-09-12. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| 2002-present | Australia | 72 | (511) |
| correct as of 2006-09-12. | |||
Matthew Giteau (born on 29 September 1982 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian international rugby union footballer. He attended St Edmund's College, Canberra, which has produced other Wallabies including George Gregan, Matt Henjak and the former rugby league star and now coach Ricky Stuart. He has so far gained 61 Super-14 caps and 60 Test caps.
Giteau's usual positions are inside-centre and fly-half although he started his career as a scrum-half. He played for Australia for the first time in 2002 against England at Twickenham and was named as one of the five best players in the world in 2004.
His father Ron Giteau is a former rugby league player, and his older sister Kristy is a dual-code rugby international for Australia.
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Career
2004-05
The following year Giteau had become a permanent part of the Wallabies' starting lineup, and was capped three times in June, in Tests against Scotland, England and the Pacific Islands. He scored three tries from the three Tests; one against Scotland and two against the Pacific Islands. During the 2004 Tri Nations Series he also kicked ten goals during the tournament. He was capped another four times during the November tour to Europe. In 2005 he played against Samoa, Italy and France in the lead-up to the 2005 Tri Nations Series. He was also a part of the unsuccessful tour to Europe in late 2005, playing in the losses to both England and France.
2006-present
In April 2006 he announced that he would play for Perth's Super-14 team, Western Force in the 2007 season. He was included in the Wallabies' 2006 mid-year rugby tests squad, but was ruled out with an injury. However he recovered in time for the 2006 Tri Nations Series. He came off the bench in the first game in the series.
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