Matt Back

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Matt Back
Full nameMathew Back
Born (1970-04-05) 5 April 1970 (age 55)
Pontypridd, Wales
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight203 lb (92 kg)
Rugby union career
Position Fullback
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1995 Wales 4 (0)

Mathew Back (born 5 April 1970) is a Welsh former rugby union international.

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Back was a fullback, born in Pontypridd, who was capped four times for Wales, all in the 1995 Five Nations Championship. [1] He came on as a substitute in the first two matches and started as fullback for the remaining matches, with Tony Clement out with concussion. [2] At club level, Back competed first for his hometown club Pontypridd, then played with Bridgend, Swansea, Bristol and Aberavon. [3] He is a teacher by profession. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Woolford, Anthony (29 September 2016). "25 players you forgot played for Wales in the 1990s". WalesOnline .
  2. ↑ "Clement adds to sorely-tested Wales' excuses". The Daily Telegraph . 18 March 1995.
  3. ↑ "Mathew loves being Back in the firing line". Evening Post . 15 October 1999.
  4. ↑ "Ex-Wales player in tribute to rugby-fan father Tootsie". WalesOnline. 16 August 2009.
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