Matt Toomua

Matt Toomua

Matt Toomua playing for the Brumbies
Date of birth	2 January 1990 (1990-01-02) (age 21)
Place of birth	Melbourne, VIC
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	89 kg (14 st 0 lb)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Flyhalf
Super Rugby
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2008 – Present	Brumbies	4	(0)

Matt Toomua (English pronunciation: /ˈtuːmuːə/) (born 2 January 1990) is the second CA Brumbies player to be contracted directly from school, following in the footsteps of Julian Salvi who was originally signed for the 2004 season.

Career

Toomua is a gifted goal-kicking flyhalf who heads to Canberra as a potential long-term playmaking prospect for the two-time Super Rugby Champions. Toomua is a product of Queensland’s Brisbane State High School, an institution that produced former CA Brumbies and Wallabies winger Mark Bartholomeusz, as well as Wallaby greats Paul Carozza, Peter Slattery and David Wislon and current Reds players Charlie Fetoai, Brett Gillespie, Brando Vaalu and current Wallaby and Queensland Reds winger Peter Hynes. In July Toomua won his second Australian Schools Championship, guiding Queensland I to a come-from-behind 23–17 win over NSW I in Canberra. His performance during the tournament earned him the pivot’s role for the Australian Schoolboys where he helped guide the side to wins over the England Under 18’s (11–3), Samoan Schools (50–9) and a 23–17 win over New Zealand Schools in Sydney, the side’s first win over their trans-Tasman rivals since 1997.

Personal life

Born in Melbourne, Toomua moved to Brisbane where he played his junior football with Logan City before attending Brisbane State High School. In 2006 he guided the Queensland II side to their maiden Australian National Schools Championship title, scoring all of his side’s points in their 14–13 final win over NSW II in Sydney. Competing against the likes of older flyhalves Kurtley Beale (NSW) and Queensland’s Quade Cooper, Toomua was selected in the Australia A side that defeated the Tongan Under 18’s, 22–18. Two months later, he captained Queensland Red to the finals of the National Under 16 Championship in Sydney. Toomua is a strong Christian and both of his parents and sister, Raychell are currently living in Kona, Hawaii. his older brother David is living in Brisbane and is studying engineering at QUT. ^[1]

References

1. ^ Brumbies Rugby

External links

• Brumbies Profile

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Name	Toomua, Matt
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Date of birth	2 January 1990
Place of birth	Melbourne, VIC
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