Matt Cockbain
Full name | Matthew James Cockbain | ||
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Date of birth | 19 September 1972 | ||
Place of birth | Coffs Harbour, New South Wales | ||
Height | 197 cm (6 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb) | ||
Notable relative(s) | Brent Cockbain (brother) | ||
Rugby union career | |||
Playing career | |||
Position | Lock, Flanker | ||
Amateur clubs | |||
Years | Club / team | ||
1990–2003 | GPS | ||
Professional / senior clubs | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2004 2004–06 2007 |
Cardiff Blues World Fighting Bull Melbourne Rebels (ARC) |
7 | (5) |
Provincial/State sides | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
1995–2003 | Queensland Reds | 91 | (35) |
Super Rugby | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
1997–2003 | Reds | 73 | (30) |
National team(s) | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
1997–2003 | Australia | 63 | (5) |
Matt Cockbain (born 19 September 1972) is an Australian rugby union football coach and a former international player. He played over 60 tests for the national team, the Wallabies including winning the 1999 Rugby World Cup. Cockbain was an assistant coach to the Fijian national team on their 2014 end-of-year tour,[2] and the forwards coach at the Melbourne Rebels from 2012 to 2014.[2]
Cockbain began his professional career with the Queensland Reds in 1995. He made his debut for Australia in 1997 at Brisbane in a Test match against France. After a short stint with the Cardiff Blues in 2004, he played with World Corporation in Japan from 2004 to 2006 before returning to Australia to play for the Melbourne Rebels (ARC) team in the Australian Rugby Championship in 2007. He was called up as an injury standby for the 2007 Wallaby World Cup squad.[citation needed]
His brother, Brent Cockbain played rugby union for Wales.
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