| Name |
Matt Dunning |
| Position |
Prop |
| Height |
182cm |
| Weight |
115kg |
| Date of Birth |
19/12/1978 |
| Super 14 Team |
Waratahs |
| Super 12/14 Points |
13 |
| Super 12/14 Caps |
87 |
| Test Caps |
41 |
| Test Debut |
2003 v Namibia, Adelaide (RWC) |
| Honours |
Australian Schoolboys 1996, Australian Under 19s 1997, Australian Under 21s 1998-1999, Australia A 2003-2004, 2006, Australian Wallabies 2003-2005, 2007- |
| Senior Tours |
2003 RWC (Aus), 2004 UK & France, 2005 UK & France, 2007 RWC (France) |
MATT DUNNING made a return to the Wallabies in 2007, ending the year at the 2007 Rugby World Cup, his second World Cup appearance after making his Test debut during the 2003 Tournament.
After being unable to break into the squad in 2006, Dunning stared 2007 with a knee injury but returned to play nine games for the Waratahs and regain his Wallabies Test spot for the domestic Tests and RWC.
1996 Represented the Australian Schoolboys out of Northholm Grammar School. He would later become the first player from the school to represent the Wallabies.
1998-1999 Represented the Australian Under 21s team over two consecutive years.
2001 Made his Super 12 debut for the Waratahs in the opening match of the season against the Chiefs in Sydney
2003 After touring Japan with Australia A he made his Test debut in the Rugby World Cup pool match against Namibia and was later used as a replacement in the Final against England.
2004 Played in 11 of the 12 Wallabies Tests, each time as a replacement at either loosehead or tighthead prop.
2005 Started in every Super 14 match for the Waratahs on their way to the Final and started at tighthead prop in the opening two Tests of the season before switching to loosehead prop for Tests against France and England on the Spring Tour. He also notched his 50th Super 12 cap for the Waratahs.
2006 Played in 13 of the Waratahs 14 matches on the way to a second consecutive semi finals appearance but was overlooked for the Wallabies domestic season and Tri Nations squad. He played as a replacement in two convincing Australia A victories over Fiji.
2007 Played in nine of the Waratahs 13 Super 14 matches, the majority as a replacement after missing the first month of the season with a knee injury suffered during a pre season trial match.
