Matt Mundine
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Matt Mundine is an Indigenous Australian professional rugby league
footballer who plays for the South Sydney Rabbitohs
. His position of choice is at Lock. Mundine has also appeared for New South Wales Origin Under 16s side and the Indigenous Australian team.
He has also represented the New South Wales under 16's side in Origin as well as the Indigenous Australian national side.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer who plays for the South Sydney Rabbitohs
South Sydney Rabbitohs
The South Sydney Rabbitohs are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Redfern, a suburb of South-central Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League premiership and are one of nine existing teams from the state capital...
. His position of choice is at Lock. Mundine has also appeared for New South Wales Origin Under 16s side and the Indigenous Australian team.
Career
Coming off his junior club of the Earlwood Saints, Mundine was signed to a Dragons contract in 2005 and has already been called a "rare athlete with bright prospects" by the club officials. He was released by the Dragons and has signed to play for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in 2009 after playing for the Dragons in the Toyota Cup in 2008.He has also represented the New South Wales under 16's side in Origin as well as the Indigenous Australian national side.