Talk:Matt Giteau

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#Half-backs or #9. Halfback?

Giteau has played three positions:

Inside centre #12
Fly-half #10 e.g. Wallabies 2009 & 2010
Halfback #9 e.g. Wallabies at RWC

These positions map logically to three parts of the Rugby_union_positions page:

3.2.2 13. Outside centre & 12. Inside centre
3.3.1 10. Fly-half
3.3.2 9. Scrum-half

However, an initial link from Halfback was changed to Halfback.

How is this change (from #9. Halfback to #Half-backs) justified?
The ambiguity is that #Half-backs includes two positions (Fly-half #10, and Halfback #9)

--wcrosbie, Melbourne, Australia 10:05, 23 May 2010 (UTC)

Mighty short man we've got there

1.78cm tall? Umm... yeah, I think that's probably wrong, it's probably supposed to be either 1.78m or 178cm. Anyone want to double check that? --StarkRG 07:35, 13 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Gits' salary

Giteau's deal is worth AU$1.5 million a season (3-year $4.5 million contract) making him the highest paid footballer in any code. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/international/4935948.stm 124.148.97.101 10:39, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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This article was automatically assessed because at least one article was rated and this bot brought all the other ratings up to at least that level. BetacommandBot 23:37, 27 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Fourie Du Preez Tackle

I'm South African, and not a huge Giteau fan (don't know much about him) but this was ridiculous:

"The worst of the three cards by far was for a horrendous ‘tackle’ by Matt Giteau on scrumhalf Fourie du Preez. Certainly one of the worst passages of foul play in the 2009 international rugby scene."

So I tried to make it more neutral. If he gets cited for it then maybe we should expand on it.

God, one of my countrymen has made it even worse now. Give up. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.245.139.18 (talk) 15:51, 9 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I read what was here (infamous "Yellow Wallabies"), and took the liberty of deleting it. Someone needs to give this article a major overhaul, as Giteau is one of the pre-eminent players in rugby union. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.89.190.7 (talk) 06:05, 7 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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