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	Mathew Tait - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mathew Tait, (born February 6, 1986 in Shotley Bridge, County Durham), is an English rugby union player, he is an outside centre or wing.
		Mathew's younger brother, Alex, may soon follow in his footsteps; Alex is currently in the Falcons' Academy and England U18s as a Fullback/Centre.
		Tait has also played for England's rugby sevens team, he was a member of the side that won the Dubai Sevens in December 2004.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mathew_Tait (426 words)

	Tait - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tait is a Scottish surname that most likely originated in Berwickshire, Scotland.
		Tait is also a Christian band started by Michael Tait of dc Talk.
		Tait is also a discontinued class of electric train formerly used in Melbourne, Australia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tait (172 words)

	RTÉ.ie Sport - Teenager Tait gets chance to shine
		Newcastle's teenage sensation Mathew Tait is set to make his England debut when the world champions launch their RBS 6 Nations Championship campaign against Wales next week.
		Tait has caught the eye with a number of impressive Heineken Cup and Zurich Premiership performances this season, and he could be just the answer for an England side denied the services of injured World Cup centres Mike Tindall and Will Greenwood.
		Tait is certain to benefit from having his club colleague Noon alongside him, if, as expected, that is the midfield partnership Robinson announces on Monday.
	www.rte.ie /sport/2005/0126/england.html (387 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Rugby Union \| Six Nations \| Shooting Stars: Mathew Tait (England)
		Tait may have been an age-group star for junior England teams for years but he only made his senior debut for Newcastle in April 2004.
		Tait was certainly strong enough to bounce off England captain Jason Robinson as he scored a cracking try against Sale earlier this month and he also has great pace and vision.
		Tait turns 19 the day after England face Wales, by which time he may already have made the wider rugby world aware of his burgeoning talent.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/rugby_union/international/4211443.stm (509 words)

	RugbyRugby : Latest News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Tait, 19 next Sunday, is still a Zurich Premiership rookie with just 11 league appearances under his belt, but both England boss Andy Robinson and Newcastle rugby director Rob Andrew are convinced he has got what it takes.
		Tait's remarkable elevation though, is the major talking point as England prepare for fierce examinations against Wales, France and Ireland during a 23-day period.
		In selecting Tait as the 14th-youngest England international of all time, Robinson has taken a leaf out of his predecessor Sir Clive Woodward's book, whose view was that if a player was good enough, then he was old enough.
	www.rugbyrugby.com /news/story_41275.shtml (409 words)

	icNewcastle - Tait listens to the best
		Mathew Tait has been talking to the best in the business to prepare for his England debut against Wales.
		Tait, who will be 19 on Sunday, has been pumping Jonny Wilkinson and Rob Andrew for as much information as he can ahead of Saturday's big event.
		Tait believes he can't go far wrong if he treads the same path as his Newcastle co-captain and also listens to his boss Andrew, whose England records Wilkinson has been systematically overtaking.
	icnewcastle.icnetwork.co.uk /0200sport/rugby/tm_objectid=15143453&method=full&siteid=50081&headline=tait-listens-to-the-best-name_page.html (1107 words)

	iafrica.com \| news \| sa news Man acquitted in vagrant killing case
		The incident happened when vagrant Nicholas Cloete verbally abused Tait's wife when she asked him and his friends to move away from their home, as the Tait's were expecting guests.
		Tait, angry over the verbal abuse of his wife, approached Cloete and struck him with a knobkerrie because they had ignored his request to clean up the area and move away.
		Tait then went back inside the house, and when the noise outside increased returned to the vagrants armed with a firearm.
	iafrica.com /news/sa/130313.htm (277 words)

	www.scrum.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Tait's coach and mentor at Barnard Castle, Martin Pepper, is confident he will be well prepared for the demands of est match rugby.
		Tait made his Newcastle Falcons debut at the end of last season at the age of 17, and Pepper felt that time was right for him to challenge himself against men rather than boys.
		``Mathew was so good at the age of about 15 that we would have to hide him in the second row to stop him from completely taking over the game,'' Pepper added.
	www.scrum.com /rwc99/news/news.asp?newsid=28570 (640 words)

	The Scotsman - Sport - Rugby - Tait jumps from school team to Six Nations in 12 months (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		TEENAGER Mathew Tait has been backed to cope with "whatever is thrown at him" after being selected for England’s RBS Six Nations Championship opener against Wales.
		Tait, in for the injured Mike Tindall, will become the youngest England debutant since his Newcastle colleague Jonny Wilkinson almost seven years ago when he runs out at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday.
		Tait, who turns 19 on Sunday, is still a Zurich Premiership rookie with just 11 league appearances under his belt, but both England coach Andy Robinson and Newcastle rugby director Rob Andrew are convinced he has got what it takes to succeed.
	thescotsman.scotsman.com /rugby.cfm?id=120252005 (534 words)

	England Rugby - Mathew Tait England Profile
		Mathew Tait is one of the most exciting young talents to emerge through the RFU’s National Academy system.
		Tait played an integral part for England in the IRB U19 World Championships in South Africa in 2004 and later appeared in the winning squad which took the Dubai Sevens in December 2004.
		Tait credits Pepper as being the biggest single influence on his game but also acknowledges Rob Andrew, Brian Ashton, Falcons players such as Jonny Wilkinson and Matt Burke and the Falcons academy staff for his progress.
	www.england-rugby.com /englandrugby/index.cfm?fuseaction=News.News_Detail&storyid=9353 (440 words)

	Telegraph \| Sport \| The new Tait gallery
		Meet Mathew Tait of Newcastle, England and the Lions.
		Tait now lives in Newcastle but the family home is in Wolsingham, a town in the heart of the Dales, where his Dad makes a living as a vet and Mum does the accounts for the practice.
		He also knew Tait was a smart lad who had got straight As in biology, geography and sports studies at A level and was set for a place at Durham University.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2005/01/23/srack123.xml&sSheet=/sport/2005/01/23/ixsport.html (1144 words)

	icCheshireOnline - Lydon gives Tait a start
		Tait wins his first start for England since making his international debut against Wales in this year's RBS 6 Nations.
		Tait was the victim of two memorable hits from Gavin Henson in Cardiff and England head coach Andy Robinson attracted criticism for his treatment of one of the nation's most promising talents.
		Tait lined-up at centre against Wales but Lydon has opted to deploy him on the left wing on Sunday - a decision which was influenced by need to use all of the 25-strong squad at some point during the tournament.
	iccheshireonline.icnetwork.co.uk /0200sport/0100sportnews/tm_objectid=15660378&method=full&siteid=50020&headline=lydon-gives-tait-a-start-name_page.html (331 words)

	World Cup Web 100% Unofficial (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		At 18, Tait is the same age as Wilkinson when the currently injured fly-half made his Test debut as a replacement in 1998.
		But Tait told a news conference at England's training base, west of London, here Tuesday he was eager to take his chance.
		Last week Wilkinson paid Tait a huge compliment, saying: "Sometimes you get people saying about football players 'I saw him when he was 17, and I knew he was going to be big'.
	www.worldcupweb.com /WCrugby/item.asp?NewsID=974 (727 words)

	Sport \| England opt for Tait and Noon
		Newcastle's 18-year-old centre Mathew Tait completed a meteoric rise from schools rugby to the Six Nations last night after being fast-tracked into the England team to face Wales on Saturday.
		Another uncapped newcomer, Gloucester's No8 James Forrester, is on the bench but it is the choice of Tait, whose pace and strength have earned him rave Premiership reviews, which is certain to prompt the liveliest debate on both sides of the Severn Bridge.
		Tait, who turns 19 on Sunday, last night had a taste of what lies in store in Cardiff when England trained at Twickenham to the strains of Land of my Fathers.
	sport.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,5116738-108566,00.html (284 words)

	Telegraph \| Sport \| Tait turns it on as Newcastle hold off Leeds
		Tait and Flood, part of the youth generation behind the twentysomethings of Jonny Wilkinson and Co, combined in the first half to deliver their team's only try of a match which became increasingly bitty as the afternoon became colder.
		Though Tait was hauled down by Tom Palmer five metres short, the visitors retained and then recycled possession which eventually led to Flood's chip being touched down by his accomplice.
		This time last year Tait was on the verge of that disastrous England debut at Cardiff.
	sport.telegraph.co.uk /sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2005/12/28/srleed28.xml (683 words)

	RugbyRugby (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		With 20-year-old fly-half Toby Flood and 19-year old winger Mathew Tait also turning in eye-catching performances, there was good reason for the small Kingston Park crowd to go home full of optimism.
		Tait was involved in just about everything good that the Falcons did, including a sublime first score of the game after just three minutes.
		It was Tait who nearly set up Newcastle's third try when his quick tap penalty gave Burke the chance to put Jamie Noon in - but for once, Burke's radar was out and the chance was lost.
	www.rugbyrugby.com /TOURNAMENTS/Powergen_Cup/Tournament_News/story_46425.shtml (608 words)

	Mirror.co.uk - Sport - Rugby - BETTER TAIT THAN NEVER
		MATHEW TAIT, used and abused by England last season, is back to the form which made him the country's youngest international since Jonny Wilkinson.
		"Mathew is pretty much back to where he was a year ago," declared Andrew.
		Tait's moment of magic came on an afternoon in which Newcastle revealed Wilkinson is in line to make his latest injury comeback on Sunday against Worcester.
	www.mirror.co.uk /sport/rugby/tm_objectid=16525461&method=full&siteid=94762&headline=better-tait-than-never-name_page.html (433 words)

	icTeesside - Destined for great things
		Wilkinson came on as an 18-year-old replacement against Ireland in 1998 and Tait will be the 14th youngest England player on the all-time list and the youngest England centre for half a century.
		Andrew made a big thing of giving Tait his own peg - all the senior players have name plates - and Andrew hammered home to the other senior academy players like Andy Buist and Dave Wilson that they should work hard and follow in his footsteps to get their own pegs as well.
		Tait's education continued with the Middlesex Sevens where he scored a boatload of tries as Newcastle won the plate and he went on the pre-season tour to Ireland and everyone started to sit up and take notice when he scored a fantastic try against Connacht.
	icteesside.icnetwork.co.uk /0200sport/rugby/tm_objectid=15147666&method=full&siteid=50081&headline=destined-for-great-things-name_page.html (1222 words)

	Player Profile - Mathew Tait \|\| FalconsRugby.org.uk - Unofficial Newcastle Falcons News and Views
		Not many people had heard of Mathew Tait before May 2004 when Rob Andrew announced the team for the last home game of the season.
		Mathew went from the Elite squad to the first two of the tournaments in the IRB Sevens series, and was promptly part of the winning England squad.
		It was, therefore, no surprise that on 31st January, Mathew Tait was named in the England starting XV for the Six Nations game in Cardiff.
	www.sportnetwork.net /main/s95/st56005.htm (573 words)

	sport.iafrica.com \| today's news Wilkinson backs teen star
		Jonny Wilkinson has backed his Newcastle club-mate Mathew Tait to help cover England's midfield injury crisis in next month's Six Nations opener against Wales, even though the teenager has yet to make his Test debut.
		Tait, 18, is in England's squad, and could start the February 5 encounter at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium despite only really making a name for himself with Newcastle this season thanks to some impressive domestic and European Cup displays.
		"He (Tait) is a hell of a player," said Wilkinson, who will miss at least the first half of England's Six Nations campaign because of a knee ligament injury.
	sport.iafrica.com /news/408388.htm (671 words)

	Telegraph \| Sport \| Tait given another bite at the big time
		Mathew Tait, the teenage centre who was discarded from the England squad after making his debut last month, has been given a chance to play again on the international stage, in the RugbyWorld Cup Sevens.
		However, Tait, 19, has been told by Mike Friday, the sevens coach, that he will have his “work cut out” to make the first-choice selection as England have picked an experienced squad to play in Hong Kong.
		Tait, who started at centre in England’s opening Six Nations match, is competing for a place in the back division alongside another senior discard, Henry Paul, plus regular sevens men in Simon Amor, Ben Gollings, Ugo Monye, Richard Haughton, Peter Richards and Geoff Appleford.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2005/03/02/srtait02.xml&sSheet=/sport/2005/03/02/ixrugu.html (588 words)

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		Discarded Test players Mathew Tait and Henry Paul have been called into theEngland sevens training squad ahead of next month's World Cup in Hong Kong.
		Tait and Paul join a 15-man squad which is captained by Simon Amor, theworld sevens player of the year, and includes the prolific Ben Gollings, who isthe world points record holder.
		Tait, the 19-year-old Newcastle centre, made his senior England debutagainst Wales in the opening match of RBS Six Nations but was then dropped fromthe squad.
	www.teamtalk.com /O2/Show_Story/1,8801,U0VWRU5TIENIQU5DRSBGT1IgRElTQ0FSREVEIFRFU1QgU1RBUlMg,00.html?storyName=rugby/05/03/01/RUGBYU_England_Sevens.html&sport=rugbyunion (458 words)

	Observer \| England's brighter side
		Mathew Tait could still play for England Under-19.
		Ashton won't be drawn on the handling of Tait since his England debut, although he despairs at everyone remembering Gavin Henson's tackle on him and not the many tackles he himself put in and the turnovers he won.
		But if Tait, Smith et al are the jewels of his academy, he also has good news from the recent Under-19 World Cup.
	observer.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,5136294-102283,00.html (811 words)

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