Matthew Guinness-King (born April 7, 1980) is a Canadian former international

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

player. Guinness-King, born in Woodstock, Ontario, attended

Upper Canada College Upper Canada College (UCC) is an elite, all-boys, private school in Toronto, Ontario, operating under the International Baccalaureate program. The college is widely described as the country's most prestigious preparatory school, and has produce ...

while growing up in Toronto. A Balmy Beach product, Guinness-King was primarily a centre and gained 11 caps for

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

, debuting against the United States in Chicago in 2002. He made Canada's squad for the

2003 Rugby World Cup The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth Rugby World Cup. Originally planned to be hosted by India, all games were shifted to Australia following a contractual dispute over ground signage rights between the Indian Rugby Union and Rugby World Cup ...

, where he played on a wing in their pool match against the

All Blacks The New Zealand national rugby union team, commonly known as the All Blacks ( mi, Ōpango), represents New Zealand in men's international rugby union, which is considered the country's national sport. The team won the Rugby World Cup in 1987 ...

. As a rugby sevens player, Guinness-King further represented Canada at the 2005 World Cup and

2006 Commonwealth Games The 2006 Commonwealth Games, officially the XVIII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Melbourne 2006 (Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm 2006'' or ''Naarm 2006''), was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth held ...

. He captained

Cambridge University , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...

in the 2011 Varsity Match.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Guinness-King, Matthew 1980 births Living people Canadian rugby union players Canada international rugby union players Rugby union centres Rugby union players from Toronto Cambridge University R.U.F.C. players 2003 Rugby World Cup players Canada international rugby sevens players Rugby sevens players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players for Canada People from Woodstock, Ontario

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