Mathew Tait
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| Full name | Mathew James Tait | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 6 February 1986 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Shotley Bridge, County Durham, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Barnard Castle School | ||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Alex Tait | ||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre, Wing, Fullback | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2004–2008 2008–2011 2011– |
Newcastle Falcons Sale Sharks Leicester Tigers |
87 53 109 |
(123) (45) (40) |
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Correct as of 16 January 2015
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| National team(s) | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2005– | England | 38 | (25) |
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Correct as of 22 October 2010
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| Commonwealth Games | ||
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2006 Melbourne | Rubgy sevens |
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2007 | Rugby union |
Mathew Tait (born 6 February 1986) is an English rugby union footballer. He is an outside centre, a fullback or wing. He plays club rugby for the Aviva Premiership side Leicester Tigers.
Born 6 February 1986, in Shotley Bridge,County Durham, Tait attended Barnard Castle School, where he was a member of the school 1st XV which appeared in the Daily Mail Cup Final for two successive seasons. The school has also produced England internationals Rob Andrew, Rory Underwood, and Tony Underwood.
Newcastle Falcons signed the centre on contract in April 2004 while he was still finishing his A levels, in which he achieved 3 A's. In May 2004 he made his debut in a Zurich Premiership game against London Irish and scored a try with his first touch of the ball.
On 3 May 2008 Tait agreed to a deal to leave the Falcons to sign for Sale Sharks. Tait was linked up with All-Black centre Luke McAlister. During the 2008-09 Guinness Premiership season Tait suffered several injuries and was experimented at full-back. However, as the season continued and entered its latter stages, Tait began to play at his preferred position of outside centre and put in performances that ensured he was selected for England again.
Tait's 2010/11 season was hampered by injury. Complications during knee surgery meant he was unable to play for Sale until late October, and he missed much of November when the problem flared up again. In January Tait suffered a dislocated shoulder during an Amlin Cup match against Cetransa El Salvador; the injury threatened to rule him out of the rest of the season and forced him out of the England Saxons squad.
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