Mick Mathers

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Mick Mathers
Birth nameMichael John Mathers
Date of birth1 March 1955
Place of birth Perth
School Sydney Church of England Grammar North Sydney
Occupation(s)Teacher
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Eastwood ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1979–1981 New South Wales 14 (0)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1973–1974 Schoolboys
1980 Australia 2 (0)

Mick Mathers (born 1 March 1955 in Perth) is an Australian former state and national representative rugby union player and current sporting administrator.

During his career he made over one hundred appearances for Eastwood Rugby Club [1] and he played fourteen times for New South Wales. [2]

As vicecaptain [3] he toured the British Isles in 1973–74 with the Australian Schoolboys team. [4] In 1980 he played two tests for Wallabies, [5] but was also involved in 1979 Australia rugby union tour of Argentina and 1981–82 Australia rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland captaining the Wallabies in a few non-test matches. [6] [7]

In 2012 he was elected vicepresident of New South Wales Rugby Union. [8]

His son, Phil Mathers, was a member of the winning Australian team at the 2006 Under 19 Rugby World Championship.

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  5. Mick Mathers
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  7. Wallabies' forgotten men reappears
  8. Tim Gavin elected President of NSW Rugby Union