Matt Mustchin (born 2 February 1977) is a

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-born former

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international

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player, who played

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and lock for Canterbury Crusaders,

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and

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. Born in

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,Jim Stokes, "Ulster sign Canterbury Crusader's back row star Mustchin", ''Belfast Telegraph'', 1 July 2003 he represented New Zealand at under-16, under-19"Mustchin focuses on Scotland"
ESPN, 30 October 2008 and under-21 level, and played for Canterbury Crusaders in

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. He signed for Ulster in 2003, and moved from the back row to the second row. He made 29 appearances in two seasons, including winning the 2004 Celtic Cup. He played club rugby for Belfast Harlequins, helping them to the 2005 All-Ireland League final. After his contract with Ulster was not renewed, he moved to Edinburgh in 2005"Celtic League 2005/06: Ulster"
Irish Rugby, 2 September 2005 He qualified for Scotland on residence grounds, and made his international debut for his adopted country against

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in 2008."Mustchinb handed debut"
Sky Sports, 5 June 2008 He won five caps for Scotland, "Mustchin quits Edinburgh"
Sky Sports, 6 February 2009 but was ruled out of the

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with an ankle injury. He left Edinburgh at the end of the 2008-2009 season to become coach of NTT Docomo Kansai in Japan.

References

1977 births Living people New Zealand rugby union players Rugby union locks Ulster Rugby players Scottish rugby union players Scotland international rugby union players New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in Scotland Expatriate rugby union players in Northern Ireland New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Northern Ireland Rugby union players from Christchurch Belfast Harlequins rugby union players Crusaders (rugby union) players {{NewZealand-rugbyunion-bio-1970s-stub