Matt Dunning
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| Matt Dunning | |||
| Date of birth | 19 December 1978 | ||
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| Place of birth | Calgary, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Weight | 119 kg (18 st 10 lb) | ||
| School | Northholm Grammar School | ||
| University | Macquarie University | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Prop | ||
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2000-present |  Eastwood |
85 | (18) |
| Super Rugby | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2001-2009 2010- |
NSW Waratahs Western Force |
90 20 |
(13) (0) |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2003-present 1996 |
Australia Australian Schoolboys |
45 | (0) |
Matt Dunning (born 19 December 1978 in Calgary, Canada) is an Australian rugby union footballer. He was educated at Northholm Grammar School and represented New South Wales and Australian Schools, U19s and U21s. Dunning plays club rugby for Eastwood and has represented the New South Wales Waratahs in Super Rugby since 2001.In 2000, while playing for his school Northholm Grammar against Redfield College, Matt was spectaculy sent of following an incedent involving eating on the field. Apparently he had been eating a Mars Bar before a scrum was set down and the Ref sent him of. He made his international test debut at the age of 24 on 25 October 2003 during the 2003 Rugby World Cup. The match, against Namibia was won 142-0 and is the largest winning margin for an Australian side. The only other match he played in during the tournament was the 17-20 loss against England in the final. He is also well known for his drop goal in the 2003 Super 12 season. His team, the NSW Waratahs, needed a bonus point to make the finals. Since the Waratahs were playing with advantage, and still needed two more tries to gain the bonus point, Dunning decided to kick a drop goal, which he assumed would miss. This would result in the penalty being awarded, which would allow the ball to be kicked into touch and possibly a line-out drive that could lead to a try. Unfortunately, the kick hit its mark and sailed through the posts, much to his and his teammates' dismay.
Dunning's scrummaging style has at times been criticized.[1] His brother is Canadian prop Casey Dunning.
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- ^ U.K. journalist Rob Wildman, writing in Issue 47,318 of the Daily Telegraph (Sports Section pS8: Tuesday 24th July 2007) described him as a "foldable camp seat, not averse to conning referees into awarding penalties when his side is in a tight spot"
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