Matt Pini, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Matt Pini

Australian rugby union footballer and coach

Date of Birth: 21-Mar-1969

Place of Birth: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Profession: rugby union player

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Matt Pini

  • Matthew James Pini, also known as Matt Pini (born 21 March 1969 in Canberra), is an Australian-born Italian naturalized rugby union player.
  • He played as a fullback. Pini played for Brisbane, from 1990/91 to 1995/96.
  • He moved to Richmond, England, where he played one season, in 1997/98.
  • He spent the next season at RC Narbonne (1998/99).
  • He had then his only season spent at Italy, representing Rugby Roma Olimpic (1999/2000).
  • Moving to Newport, he would play there from 2000/01 to 2002/03. Pini was one of the few players to compete at the Rugby World Cup for two countries, Australia and Italy.
  • He had 8 caps for the "Wallabies", from 1994 to 1995, scoring 2 tries, 10 points in aggregate.
  • He played 2 games at the 1995 Rugby World Cup. He adopted Italian citizenship, due to his Italian ancestry, which allowed him to represent Italy.
  • He had 12 caps for his new country, scoring 2 tries, 10 points in aggregate, from 1998 to 2000.
  • He played at the 1999 Rugby World Cup, being used in 3 games.
  • He also played 4 games at the 2000 Six Nations Championship.
  • He renounced the National Team the same year.He is head coach of Gallopers Old Boys, in Ashgrove, a team from the Queensland Premiership, in Australia, since 2007/08.

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