Matt Mostyn Explained

Matt Mostyn
Birth Name:Matthew R. Mostyn
Birth Date:10 September 1974
Birth Place:Sydney, NSW, Australia
Weight:212lbs
Ru Position:Full-back/Wing
Amatteam1:Eastwood
Amatteam2:Galwegians
Repteam1:Ireland
Repyears1:1999
Repcaps1:6
Reppoints1:15
Years1:1998-1999
Years2:2000-2003
Clubs1:Bègles-Bordeaux
Clubs2:Newport
Apps2:80
Points2:250
Province1:NSW
Province2:Connacht[1] [2]
Provinceyears1:1995-1998
Provinceyears2:1999-00, 2003-08
Provinceapps2:100
Provincepoints2:115
Repsevensteam1:Australia 7s
Repsevensteam2:Ireland 7s
School:Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview

Matt Mostyn is a retired Irish-Australian rugby player. He earned six caps playing as a wing for the Ireland national rugby union team, including four at the 1999 Rugby World Cup, being eligible through a grandparent from County Tyrone.[3] He played club rugby with the New South Wales Waratahs in Australia, with Bordeaux in France, Newport in Wales and Ireland, finishing his career at Connacht and Galwegians in 2008.

Mostyn also played sevens for the Ireland national rugby sevens team. He played at the 2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens and also played several legs of the World Rugby Sevens Series.

Mostyn was educated at Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview in Sydney, Australia.[4] [5] He earned a journalism degree in 2005.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.magnersleague.com/teams/connacht/squad.php?includeref=dynamic&player=4044 Matt Mostyn Stats
  2. Web site: Matt Mostyn - Player Stats . European Professional Club Rugby.
  3. https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/adoption-crisis-1.256371 Adoption crisis
  4. Web site: Matt Mostyn. ESPN. Scrum.com . 21 January 2010.
  5. Web site: Player Favourites: Matt Mostyn . Connacht Rugby . 23 February 2007 . 21 January 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303195446/http://connachtrugby.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=80911&catid=42:player-favourites&Itemid=74 . 3 March 2016 . dead . dmy-all .