Matt Sandell

Matthew Sandell
Full name Matthew Sandell
Date of birth (1995-02-20) 20 February 1995
Place of birth Wellington, NSW, Australia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 102 kg (16 st 1 lb)
School St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Prop
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2014–
2014–
Sydney University
Sydney Stars
17
5
(20)
(0)
correct as of 24 April 2016.
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2012–13
2014–15
Australian Schoolboys
Australia U20

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(5)

Matthew Sandell (born 20 February 1995) is an Australian rugby union football player. He currently plays for the Sydney Stars team in the National Rugby Championship and his usual position is tighthead prop.[1]

Sandell was born in Wellington, New South Wales,[1] and spent his early years in Mudgee. He later attended St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill where he played in the 1st XV rugby team from 2011 to 2013 as tight-head prop. He was selected for the Australian Schoolboys side in 2012 and 2013,[2] winning the Trans-Tasman Shield in New Zealand in 2012,[3] and touring with the team to Europe in 2013.[4]

After joining the Sydney University rugby club and making his debut in the Shute Shield,[5] Sandell was selected to represent Australia at the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship hosted by New Zealand.[1][6] Later that year he was chosen in the Sydney Stars squad to compete in the inaugural National Rugby Championship.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Matt Sandell". Sydney Stars. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  2. Harris, Ben. "Mudgee Wombat selected for Australian Schoolboys for a second time". Mudgee Guardian. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  3. Gee, Andrew. "Matt Sandell Australian Schoolboys Rugby Team". Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  4. Harris, Ben. "Call of Uk Duty". Mudgee Guardian. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  5. "Sandell joins junior Wallabies". Rugby 365. 11 June 2014. Archived from the original on 6 August 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  6. "Australian under 20s prepare for a fifth place semi final". Australian Rugby. Retrieved 15 October 2014.

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