Matt Giteau
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| Full name | Matthew James Giteau | ||||||||||||||||
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| 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) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | St Edmunds College, Canberra | ||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) |
Ron Giteau (father) Bianca Giteau (wife) Kristy Giteau (sister) |
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| Current team | Toulon | ||||||||||||||||
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| Position |
Inside centre Halfback Fly-half |
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2011–2017 | Toulon | 113 | (317) |
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Correct as of 30 April 2016
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| Super Rugby | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2001–06 2007–09 2010–11 |
Brumbies Force Brumbies |
40 37 27 |
(151) (296) (307) |
| National team(s) | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2002–2011, 2015- | Australia | 103 | (698) |
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Correct as of 20 August 2016
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Matthew ("Matt") James Giteau (born 29 September 1982) is an Australian rugby union player who now plays for the French Top 14 side Toulon. During his career he appeared in 61 Super Rugby matches, and gained 100 test caps with the Australia national rugby union team. Giteau was reselected to the national team after several years absence under a new rule known as Giteau's law.
Giteau is a utility back. His usual positions are inside-centre and fly-half, although he started his career as a scrum-half. He played for the Wallabies for the first time in 2002 against England at Twickenham and was a nominee for the International Rugby Board Player of the Year in 2004.
He attended St Edmund's College, Canberra, which has produced other Wallabies including George Gregan, Matt Henjak and Ricky Stuart.
His father Ron Giteau is a former rugby league player, and his older sister Kristy Giteau is a dual-code rugby international for Australia. On 11 December 2010, Matt Giteau married Bianca Franklin, a netball player with the Adelaide Thunderbirds.
Giteau made his debut for the ACT Brumbies in 2001 and the Wallabies in 2002. During this time he won two Super Rugby titles with the Brumbies in the 2001 Super 12 season and the 2004 Super 12 season and was a part of the Wallabies at the 2003 Rugby World Cup.
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