Matt Mostyn

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. 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.

Matt Mostyn
Birth nameMatthew R. Mostyn
Date of birth (1974-09-10) 10 September 1974
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
2000-2003
Bègles-Bordeaux
Newport

80

(250)
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1995-1998
1999-00, 2003-08
NSW
Connacht

100

(115)[1][2]
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1999 Ireland 6 (15)
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
Australia 7s
Ireland 7s

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.[3][4] He earned a journalism degree in 2005.

References

  1. Matt Mostyn Stats Archived 8 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine Magners League
  2. "Matt Mostyn - Player Stats". European Professional Club Rugby.
  3. "Matt Mostyn". Scrum.com. ESPN. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  4. "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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