Matt Gilbert

Matthew Gilbert
Date of birth 10 September 1985
Place of birth Sidcup, England
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 119 kg (18 st 10 lb)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Number Eight, Flanker
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2010–2012
2012
2012–2014
2014-		 Llanelli RFC
Mogliano Rugby
Bath Rugby
Worcester Warriors
2
19
0
(0)
(15)
(0)
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2010–2012 Scarlets 15 (15)

Matthew Ian Gilbert (born 9 October 1985) is an English rugby union footballer currently playing at Flanker and number eight for Worcester Warriors in the RFU Championship. [1] He is the only deaf professional sportsman in England.[2] In 2012 Mat was fitted with a Phonak hearing device. Since then he has worked as a celebrity ambassador for Phonak, helping to raise awareness of hearing loss.[3]

He has played 11 times for the England Deaf rugby team.

References

  1. ↑ "Mat Gilbert: Playing rugby with hearing aid is no barrier". BBC. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  2. ↑ "Mat Gilbert: Playing rugby with hearing aid is no barrier". BBC. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  3. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=st84jnTCUBk

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