Brett Mather

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Brett Mather
Birth nameBrett Mather
Date of birth (1984-01-03) 3 January 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Christchurch, New Zealand
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight96 kg (15 st 2 lb)
School Shirley Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre / Wing
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011 Kurita Water ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2006–09 Otago 30 (15)
2010–13 Bay of Plenty 15 (0)
2014– Canterbury 3 (0)
Correct as of 21 October 2013
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2008–09 Highlanders 8 (0)
2010 Hurricanes 0 (0)
Correct as of 29 July 2012
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
New Zealand 21

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]

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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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References

  1. ↑ "Otago's Mather sighted for dangerous tackle". Fiji Broadcasting Corporation. 14 August 2007. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
  2. ↑ "Rugby: Losing streak forces major changes at Highlanders". The New Zealand Herald . 2 April 2008. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
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