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| birth_name = Matthew R. Mostyn
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| province2 = [[Connacht Rugby|Connacht]]<ref>[http://www.magnersleague.com/teams/connacht/squad.php?includeref=dynamic&player=4044 Matt Mostyn Stats] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091008075158/http://www.magnersleague.com/teams/connacht/squad.php?includeref=dynamic&player=4044 |date=8 October 2009 }} Magners League</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Matt Mostyn - Player Stats |url=https://www.epcrugby.com/player?PlayGuid=MM789494 |publisher=European Professional Club Rugby}}{{deadlink|date=December 2018}}</ref>
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'''Matt Mostyn''' is a retired [[Irish Australian|Irish-Australian]] rugby footballer. He earned six caps for the [[Ireland national rugby union team|Irish team]] in 1999, of which four came at the [[1999 Rugby World Cup|World Cup]]. He played club rugby in Australia, France, Wales and Ireland, finishing his career at [[Connacht Rugby|Connacht]] and [[Galwegians RFC|Galwegians]] in 2008. Mostyn was educated at [[Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview]] in Sydney, Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scrum.com/ireland/rugby/player/13169.html |title=Matt Mostyn &#124; Rugby Union &#124; Players and Officials |publisher=Scrum.com |date= |accessdate=2010-01-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://connachtrugby.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=80911&catid=42:player-favourites&Itemid=74 |title=Player Favourites: Matt Mostyn |publisher=Connachtrugby.ie |date=2007-02-23 |accessdate=2010-01-21}}</ref>
'''Matt Mostyn''' is a retired [[Irish Australian|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]].<ref>[https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/adoption-crisis-1.256371 Adoption crisis], [[Irish Times]], 16 March 2000</ref> 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 Rugby|Connacht]] and [[Galwegians RFC|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/ireland/rugby/player/13169.html |title=Matt Mostyn|publisher=ESPN|work=Scrum.com |date= |accessdate=21 January 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://connachtrugby.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=80911&catid=42:player-favourites&Itemid=74 |title=Player Favourites: Matt Mostyn |publisher=Connacht Rugby |date=23 February 2007 |accessdate=21 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303195446/http://connachtrugby.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=80911&catid=42:player-favourites&Itemid=74 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> He earned a journalism degree in 2005.


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Latest revision as of 00:10, 23 June 2024

Matt Mostyn
Birth nameMatthew R. Mostyn
Date of birth (1974-09-10) 10 September 1974 (age 50)
Place of birthSydney, NSW, Australia
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight212 lb (96 kg; 15.1 st)
SchoolSaint Ignatius' College, Riverview
Rugby union career
Position(s) Full-back/Wing
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Eastwood ()
– Galwegians ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1998-1999 Bègles-Bordeaux ()
2000-2003 Newport 80 (250)
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1995-1998 NSW ()
1999-00, 2003-08 Connacht[1][2] 100 (115)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1999 Ireland 6 (15)
National sevens teams
Years Team Comps
Australia 7s
– Ireland 7s

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.

References

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  1. ^ Matt Mostyn Stats Archived 8 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine Magners League
  2. ^ "Matt Mostyn - Player Stats". European Professional Club Rugby.[dead link]
  3. ^ Adoption crisis, Irish Times, 16 March 2000
  4. ^ "Matt Mostyn". Scrum.com. ESPN. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  5. ^ "Player Favourites: Matt Mostyn". Connacht Rugby. 23 February 2007. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
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