Anthony Mathison
| Date of birth | 27 April 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Brisbane, Queensland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 115 kg (254 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Marist College Ashgrove | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Anthony Mathison (born 27 April 1981) is an Australian former professional rugby union player.[1]
Mathison was born in Brisbane and educated at Marist College Ashgrove.[2]
A prop, Mathison represented Australian Schools, U-19s and U-21s. He established a place in the Queensland Reds front row during the 2004 Super 12 season and was in the Wallabies squad for the 2005 tour of Europe, making an uncapped appearance against the French Barbarians. A neck injury sustained while training in 2006 required a spinal fusion operation and upon his comeback to rugby he began suffering back problems, prompting his retirement.[2]
Mathison coached GPS to the 2018 Queensland Premier Rugby championship title.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Kinsella, Colm (15 October 2015). "Munsters' rocked by departure of Australian head coach". Limerick Leader.
- ^ a b "Anthony Robert Mathison". Classic Wallabies.
- ^ "GPS rugby union club coaching director Elwee Prinsloo praises players and off-field leadership of club boss Anthony Herbert". The Courier Mail. 20 August 2018.
External links
[edit]- Anthony Mathison at ESPNscrum