Matt Cockbain

Matthew Cockbain
Full name Matthew James Cockbain
Date of birth September 19, 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.

His brother, Brent Cockbain played rugby union for Wales.

References

  1. ↑ "2001 Australian Wallabies squad - British & Irish Lions Tour". rugby.com.au. Australian Rugby Union. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Matt Cockbain". Retrieved 27 December 2014.

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