Matthew Carraro (born 4 August 1984) is an Australian former professional rugby union player. His usual positions were at centre or on the wing. Carraro played for the and in

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, as well as for

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in England, and

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and Toulon in France.

Family and early life

Matthew Carraro was born in Gosford, New South Wales. He is the nephew of former Avoca and Manly player at

tighthead prop In the game of rugby union, there are 15 players on each team, comprising eight forwards (wearing jerseys numbered 1–8) and seven backs (numbered 9–15). In addition, there may be up to eight replacement players "on the bench", numbered 16– ...

David Carraro. He attended

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and was selected for the Australian Schools team in 2002. Carraro is married and has two children (a son and a daughter) with his wife Nardia.

Career

After signing a rookie contract with the for one season, he joined the in 2008. Carraro was selected for the Australia A team to play in the

2008 Pacific Nations Cup The 2008 Pacific Nations Cup was a rugby union tournament held between six national sides on the Pacific Rim: Australia A, Fiji, Japan, Samoa, Tonga and New Zealand Māori (just for this year). The inaugural competition was held in 2006. This ...

. He joined

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in 2009, signing a two-year extension in summer 2011. In March 2012, he confirmed that he would be leaving Bath for

at the end of the season.Centre Matt Carraro confirms departure from Bath
BBC. 27 March 2012. Carraro returned to the for the

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. He played in Sydney until the end of the 2016 Super Rugby season. His season for the Waratahs was such a success, he was nicknamed "Mr fix-it" for revitalising the Waratahs wing. He joined with French club Toulon as a replacement for the injured Ayumu Goromaru for the

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but was then signed on to a full season contract, for what was his last season of professional rugby. Following his retirement from the top level of the game, Carraro pursued his teaching career in physical education at St John’s Nowra on the NSW south coast.

References

External links

Stats
on It's Rugby *
Bath Rugby profile
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