Matt Gonzalez (rugby union)

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Matt Gonzalez

Date of birth

1 June 1994 (age 30)

Place of birth

Baulkham Hills, NSW

Height

176 cm (5 ft 9 in)

Weight

85 kg (187 lb; 13 st 5 lb)

School

Oakhill College

Rugby union career

National sevens team
Position(s)	Scrum-half
Years	Team	Comps
2022–	Australia
Correct as of 26 July 2024

Matt Gonzalez (born 1 June 1994) is an Australian rugby sevens player.

Rugby career

Gonzalez was born in Baulkham Hills and started playing rugby at age seven. He played for Eastwood Rugby Club when they won the Shute Shield in 2015.^[1] He is a fitness trainer by profession.^[1]

He made his sevens debut for Australia in the Singapore leg of the World Series Sevens in April 2022.^[2]^[3] He competed for Australia at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.^[4]^[5]^[6]

In April 2024, He suffered an elbow injury that threatened to end his Olympic campaign.^[7] He eventually made the Australian squad for the Summer Olympics in Paris.^[8]^[9]

References

^ ^a ^b Machodo, Lawrence (16 July 2024). "Australian Rugby Star Matt Gonzales Set For Olympic Debut". hillstohawkesbury.com.au. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
^ "Four Debutants rewarded as Aussie 7s named for Singapore". au7s.rugby. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
^ Williamson, Nathan (23 July 2022). "'It's a dream come true': Gonzalez reflects on Commonwealth Games call-up". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
^ Williamson, Nathan (5 July 2022). "Sevens squad confirmed for Commonwealth Games". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
^ "Australia wins rugby sevens bronze medal". ABC News. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
^ "Matthew Gonzalez | Commonwealth Games Australia". commonwealthgames.com.au. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
^ Williamson, Nathan (24 July 2024). "Faith Nathan and Matt Gonzalez: Tackling the Olympics together in the city of love". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
^ "Rugby Sevens launches Australia's Olympics campaign tonight". www.rugby.com.au. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
^ "Paris 2024 Olympics: Charlotte Caslick, Nicholas Malouf to Captain Australian Rugby Sevens Teams - Full Squads". olympics.com. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.

External links

Australia Sevens Profile

v t e Australia 2024 Summer Olympics Squad
Squad	Dowling Gonzalez Hutchison Lawson Longbottom Malouf (c) Nawaqanitawase Paterson Roache Sargeant Toole Turner
Coach	Manenti

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