Matt Mustchin (born 2 February 1977) is a New Zealand-born former Scotland international rugby union player, who played flanker and lock for Canterbury Crusaders, Ulster and Edinburgh.
Born in Christchurch,[1] he represented New Zealand at under-16, under-19[2] and under-21 level,[1] and played for Canterbury Crusaders in Super 12.[2] He signed for Ulster in 2003, and moved from the back row to the second row.[1] He made 29 appearances[3] in two seasons, including winning the 2004 Celtic Cup. He played club rugby for Belfast Harlequins, helping them to the 2005 All-Ireland League final.[4] After his contract with Ulster was not renewed, he moved to Edinburgh in 2005[5][6] He qualified for Scotland on residence grounds, and made his international debut for his adopted country against Argentina in 2008.[7] He won five caps for Scotland, [8] but was ruled out of the 2009 Six Nations Championship with an ankle injury.[8] He left Edinburgh at the end of the 2008-2009 season to become coach of NTT Docomo Kansai in Japan.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c Jim Stokes, "Ulster sign Canterbury Crusader's back row star Mustchin", Belfast Telegraph, 1 July 2003
- ^ a b "Mustchin focuses on Scotland", ESPN, 30 October 2008
- ^ "Mustchin leaves Ulster for Edinburgh", Irish Examiner, 8 April 2005
- ^ Ciaran Donaghy, "Rugby: Ravenhill welcome on Matt", Belfast Telegraph, 11 September 2005
- ^ "Mustchin signs for Edinburgh", BBC Sports, 5 April 2005
- ^ "Celtic League 2005/06: Ulster", Irish Rugby, 2 September 2005
- ^ "Mustchinb handed debut", Sky Sports, 5 June 2008
- ^ a b c "Mustchin quits Edinburgh", Sky Sports, 6 February 2009
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