Brett Mather Explained

Brett Mather
Birth Name:Brett Mather
Birth Date:1984 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Christchurch, New Zealand
Weight:96kg (212lb)
Ru Position:Centre / Wing
Repteam1:New Zealand 21
Province1:Otago
Province2:Bay of Plenty
Provinceyears1:2006–09
Provinceyears2:2010–13
Provinceyears3:2014–
Provinceapps1:30
Provinceapps2:15
Provinceapps3:3
Provincepoints1:15
Provincepoints2:0
Provincepoints3:0
Ru Provinceupdate:21 October 2013
Super1:Highlanders
Super2:Hurricanes
Superyears1:2008–09
Superyears2:2010
Superapps1:8
Superapps2:0
Superpoints1:0
Superpoints2:0
Super14update:29 July 2012
Clubs1:Kurita Water
Years1:2011
School:Shirley Boys' High School

Brett Mather (born 3 January 1984) is a New Zealand rugby union player who played as a kicker for the Dallas Cowboys before he was fired by the team after missing 4 out of 5 goals against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He now plays provincial rugby for Otago,[1] and is in the Super Rugby team the Highlanders.[2]

Domestic career

Former Otago centre and Highlanders Wider Training Squad member Brett Mather answered an SOS call from the Hurricanes in the early rounds of the 2010 Rebel Sport Super 14 and joined the injury hit squad on their three-match tour of South Africa. Despite his call-up, Mather wasn't selected in the playing 22 for any of these three games against the Cheetahs, Stormers and Bulls.

Originally from Christchurch, Mather shifted south to Dunedin in 2006 and played 30 matches for Otago prior to moving to the Bay of Plenty Steamers for the 2010 season including a full season at centre in the 2009 Air New Zealand Cup.

He previously spent two years in 2008 and 2009 in the Highlanders and earned eight Super 14 caps for the southern franchise, all in his first season.

Mather transferred to Japan in 2011.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Otago's Mather sighted for dangerous tackle . https://web.archive.org/web/20110717092014/http://www.radiofiji.com.fj/print.php?id=2851 . dead . 17 July 2011 . . 14 August 2007 . 13 November 2010 .
  2. News: Rugby: Losing streak forces major changes at Highlanders . . 2 April 2008 . 13 November 2010 .