Matt Back
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| Full name | Mathew Back | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 April 1970 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pontypridd, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 203 lb (92 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Mathew Back (born 5 April 1970) is a Welsh former rugby union international.
Back was a fullback, born in Pontypridd, who was capped four times for Wales, all in the 1995 Five Nations Championship.[1] He came on as a substitute in the first two matches and started as fullback for the remaining matches, with Tony Clement out with concussion.[2] At club level, Back competed first for his hometown club Pontypridd, then played with Bridgend, Swansea, Bristol and Aberavon.[3] He is a teacher by profession.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Woolford, Anthony (29 September 2016). "25 players you forgot played for Wales in the 1990s". WalesOnline.
- ^ "Clement adds to sorely-tested Wales' excuses". The Daily Telegraph. 18 March 1995.
- ^ "Mathew loves being Back in the firing line". Evening Post. 15 October 1999.
- ^ "Ex-Wales player in tribute to rugby-fan father Tootsie". WalesOnline. 16 August 2009.
External links
[edit]- Matt Back at ESPNscrum