Matt Mustchin
Encyclopedia
Matt Mustchin is a New Zealand
rugby union
footballer. He currently plays for Edinburgh Rugby in the Celtic League
. Prior to signing with Ednburgh, he played for Ulster Rugby
. His usual position is as a lock. Despite his New Zealand birth Mustchin was selected in the reserves for Scotland
in its test versus his native New Zealand All Blacks
on November 8 2008.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
footballer. He currently plays for Edinburgh Rugby in the Celtic League
Celtic League (rugby union)
The Celtic League is an annual rugby union competition involving professional sides from Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales....
. Prior to signing with Ednburgh, he played for Ulster Rugby
Ulster Rugby
Ulster Rugby, usually referred to simply as Ulster, is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Belfast, representing the Irish province of Ulster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro12 and also competes in the Heineken Cup...
. His usual position is as a lock. Despite his New Zealand birth Mustchin was selected in the reserves for Scotland
Scotland national rugby union team
The Scotland national rugby union team represent Scotland in international rugby union. Rugby union in Scotland is administered by the Scottish Rugby Union. The Scotland rugby union team is currently ranked eighth in the IRB World Rankings as of 19 September 2011...
in its test versus his native New Zealand All Blacks
All Blacks
The New Zealand men's national rugby union team, known as the All Blacks, represent New Zealand in what is regarded as its national sport....
on November 8 2008.