Matt Giteau

Matthew James Giteau (born 29 September 1982) is a retired Australian rugby union professional player who last played, for the now defunct, LA Giltinis of Major League Rugby (MLR). Giteau played as a utility back. His usual positions were inside centre and fly-half, although he started his career as a scrum-half. He played for the Wallabies for the first time in 2002 against England at Twickenham and was a nominee for the International Rugby Board Player of the Year in 2004. He appeared in 104 Super Rugby matches. During his career he won 103 test caps for Australia. He was re-selected to the national team after several years' absence under a rule known as Giteau's law. Personal life Giteau attended St Edmund's College, Canberra, which has produced other Wallabies including George Gregan, Matt Henjak and Ricky Stuart. His father, Ron Giteau, is a former professional rugby league footballer, and his older sister Kristy Giteau is a dual-code rugby international for Australia. On 11 December 2010, Matt Giteau married Bianca Franklin, a former netball player with the Adelaide Thunderbirds. They have three children. Levi, Kai and Winter