| Name |
Matt Giteau |
| Position |
Inside Centre/Flyhalf/Scrumhalf |
| Height |
178cm |
| Weight |
85kg |
| Date of Birth |
29/9/1982 |
| Super 14 Team |
Western Force |
| Super 12/14 Points |
316 |
| Super 12/14 Caps |
64 |
| Test Points |
352 (21t, 59c, 41p, 2dg) |
| Test Caps |
60 |
| Test Debut |
2002 v England, London |
| Honours |
Australian Under 21s 2002, Australian Sevens 2001-2002, 2006, Australian Wallabies 2002- |
| Senior Tours |
2002 Argentina, UK & Europe, 2003 RWC (Aus), 2004 UK & France, 2005 UK & France, 2006 UK, Ireland & Italy, 2007 RWC (France) |
MATT GITEAU made his second Rugby World Cup squad in 2007, scoring 34 points across his four matches and gaining his 50th Wallaby Test cap. At 25 years of age, Giteau is one of the mainstays of the Wallabies backline and his versatility has him a valuable team member at Inside Centre, Flyhalf or Scrumhalf.
Giteau joined Western Force in 2006 and in the first eight rounds of the 2007 Super 14 season, earned three man of the match awards, and scored 71 points in the 2006 season.
2001 Represented the Australian Sevens and Under 21s teams and won a Colts Premiership with Easts in Canberra.
2002 Was a surprise selection on the Spring Tour, having never played a Super 12 game and made his Test debut as a replacement against England at Twickenham.
2003 Scored a hat trick of tries in his first Test start against Namibia and came on as a replacement in the Rugby World Cup Final. Also made his Super 12 debut for the Brumbies.
2004 Established a place in the Wallaby starting XV, running on in the Number 12 jersey in 11 of the 12 matches and was also a key member of the victorious Brumbies Super 12 team.
2005 Started the Test season with two man of the match performances against Samoa and Italy and played two matches in the Number 10 jersey.
2006Missed the opening three Tests of the winter with a knee injury, but announced his return with a two-try haul and man of the match performance in the record win over the Springboks in Brisbane. Made an experimental switch to scrumhalf during the Wallabies Spring Tour, starting all four Tests in the Number 9.
2007 Played 8 of his twelve matches at flyhalf for the Western Force, including his 50th Super Rugby match against the Brumbies in Canberra. He scored a total of 71 points for the season to take his Super 14 career tally past 200.
