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Matt Mullan Full name Matthew James Mullan Date of birth February 23, 1987 Place of birth Brighton, England Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Weight 112 kg (17 st 9 lb) [1] School Bromsgrove School Rugby union career Playing career Position Prop, Hooker Professional / senior clubs Years Club / team Caps (points) 2005 – Worcester 40 (10) National team(s) Years Club / team Caps (points) 2010 England 1 (0) Matt Mullan (born 23 February 1987 in Brighton) is an English rugby union player for Worcester Warriors in the Aviva Premiership, after being promoted from the RFU Championship.
He plays as a loosehead prop but can also play hooker.
Mullan attended Bromsgrove School, like fellow professional rugby players George Robson of Harlequins, Ben Foden of Northampton Saints and fellow Worcester Warriors player Andy Goode.
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Club career
Mullan made his Worcester debut against the Newport Gwent Dragons in the Powergen Cup.[2]
He was on the losing side in the final of the 2007–08 European Challenge Cup.[3] In November 2009, Mullan signed a new two year contract.[4]
International career
Mullan represented the England Under 20 team during their 2007 Six Nations campaign.[5] and was selected for the England Saxons against Ireland A in April 2009, however the game was cancelled due to poor weather conditions.[6]
Mullan did not tour in the summer of 2009 due to a shoulder injury,[6] a torn hamstring thwarted a possible Senior debut in the 2009 Autumn Internationals.[7]
Mullan replaced the injured Andrew Sheridan in the senior squad for the 2010 Six Nations Championship[8] and made his senior international debut as a replacement for Tim Payne against Italy in Rome on 14 February 2010.[9]
References
- ^ "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Worcester Warriors". web page. Premier Rugby. http://www.premiershiprugby.com/clubs/worcester_warriors.php?section=1. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- ^ "Dragons 33–10 Worcester". BBC. 2005-12-03. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/4481668.stm. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
- ^ "Bath secure Challenge Cup glory". BBC. 2008-05-25. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7408294.stm. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
- ^ "Mullan pledges future to Warriors". BBC. 2009-11-18. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/my_club/worcester/8366546.stm. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
- ^ "Wales U20 21–21 England U20". BBC. 2007-03-16. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/welsh/6451743.stm. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
- ^ a b "Injury rules Worcester Warriors' Mullan out of England running again". Sunday Mercury. 2009-04-08. http://www.sundaymercury.net/midlands-sport/midlands-rugby/worcester-warriors-rfc/2009/04/05/injury-rules-worcester-warriors-mullan-out-of-england-running-again-66331-23312914/. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
- ^ Clutton, Graham (2009-10-09). "Matt Mullan hamstring tear sets back Worcester player's England hopes". London: The Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/6283262/Matt-Mullan-hamstring-tear-sets-back-Worcester-players-England-hopes.html. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
- ^ "Senior England EPS Update". RFU. 2010-01-25. http://www.rfu.com/News/2010/January/News%20Articles/250110_Revised_EPS. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
- ^ "Matt Mullan". scrum.com. 2010-02-15. http://www.scrum.com/england/rugby/player/27763.html. Retrieved 2010-02-15.
External links
Worcester Warriors squad Forwards Abbott • Balding • Best • Douglas • Fortey • Gillies • Gulliver • Hayes • Horstmann • Ceri Jones • Chris Jones • Kvesic • Lutui • Muagututia • Mullan • Percival • Porter • Sanderson • Shervington • Taumoepeau • TomaszczykBacks Coach Categories:- 1987 births
- Living people
- English rugby union players
- Worcester Warriors players
- Rugby union props
- Old Bromsgrovians
- England international rugby union players
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