Matt Dunning
Matt Dunning
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| Date of birth | 19 December 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 119 kg (18 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Northholm Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Macquarie University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Gabrielle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Prop | ||
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| Amateur team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2013 | Balmain RFC | () | |
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2000–11 | Eastwood | 85 | (18) |
| Super Rugby | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2001–09 2010–11 |
NSW Waratahs Western Force |
90 20 |
(13) (0) |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2003–09 1998–99 1996 |
Australia Australia U-21 Australian Schoolboys |
45 | (0) |
Matt Dunning (born 19 December 1978) is a former Australian rugby union footballer. He played as a prop for the Waratahs and Western Force in Super Rugby, and represented Australia. He is the current coach of the Balmain rugby club in Sydney.
Dunning was born in Calgary, Canada, but grew up in Sydney and was educated at Northholm Grammar School. In 1996, he was selected to represent New South Wales at the Australian Schools Rugby Championships. He went on to play for Australian Schools, U19s and U21s. His brother is Canadian prop Casey Dunning.
Dunning made his debut for the New South Wales Waratahs in a Ricoh Championship match against Queensland in 2000, and played his first Super 14 match against the Chiefs in 2001. He made his international test debut on 25 October 2003 during the 2003 Rugby World Cup at the age of 24. The match against Namibia was won 142-0 and is the largest winning margin for an Australian side. The only other match he played in during the tournament was the 17-20 loss against England in the final. He is also well known for his drop goal in the 2003 Super 12 season. His team, the NSW Waratahs, needed a bonus point to make the finals. Since the Waratahs were playing with advantage, and still needed two more tries to gain the bonus point, Dunning decided to kick a drop goal, which he assumed would miss. This would result in the penalty being awarded, which would allow the ball to be kicked into touch and possibly a line-out drive that could lead to a try. Unfortunately, the kick hit its mark and sailed through the posts, much to his and his teammates' dismay.
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