Mathew Tait

Mathew Tait

Birth name	Mathew James Murray Tait
Date of birth	(1986-02-06) 6 February 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Shotley Bridge, Durham, England
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	90 kg (14 st 2 lb; 198 lb)
School	Barnard Castle School
University	Newcastle University
Notable relative(s)	Alex Tait
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre, Fullback, Wing Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2004–2008 Newcastle Falcons 87 (117) 2008–2011 Sale Sharks 49 (35) 2011–2018 Leicester Tigers 143 (50) 2004–2018 Total 279 (202) Correct as of 27 May 2018 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2005–10 England 36 (25) Correct as of 30 June 2010 National sevens team Years Team Comps 2006 England 7s
Medal record Representing  England Men's rugby union Rugby World Cup 2007 France Team competition Men's rugby sevens Commonwealth Games 2006 Melbourne Team competition

Mathew James Murray Tait (born 6 February 1986)^[1] is a retired English rugby union player who gained 38 caps for England between 2005–2010, including starting in the 2007 Rugby World Cup Final; and played 279 club games for Newcastle Falcons, Sale Sharks and Leicester Tigers between 2004 and 2018. He was considered a utility back regularly playing at centre, fullback or wing. Tait made his Newcastle debut in 2004 and made his England debut at 18 years old in 2005, at the time the second youngest England player selected since the second World War. He played 87 times for Newcastle before joining Sale in 2008 where he played 49 times. Tait joined Leicester in 2011 and made 143 appearances between his 2011 debut and retirement. Whilst at Leicester Tait started the 2013 Premiership Rugby Final which Leicester won as well as the 2017 Anglo-Welsh Cup Final, which Leicester also won. His final game was on 5 May 2018 against former club Sale.