Caity Mattinson
| Date of birth | 17 May 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Inverness, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Caity Mattinson (born 17 May 1996) is a Scottish rugby union player who plays as a scrum half. After initially playing England she went on to represent Scotland at the Rugby World Cup and Commonwealth Games.[1]
Career
England International
Mattinson was born in Inverness, Scotland but was brought up in Northumberland in England due to her parents moved house when she was 3 years old. After developing through the rugby system in England she made her international debut for England in 2017.[2] She plays her club rugby for Worcester Warriors.
Scotland International
Following a change in the international regulations Mattinson was able to make her debut for Scotland in February 2022.[3][4][5] Mattinson was selected to play for Scotland at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in rugby sevens.[6] She was also selected for the COVID-delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup held in October 2022.[7]
References
- ^ "Caity Mattinson". Scottishrugby.org. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ Palmer, Mark. "Caity Mattinson eyes World Cup tilt after making Scots switch". Thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Switching allegiance was a no brainer for Caity Mattinson as Scots hope to make their mark | Glasgow Times". Glasgowtimes.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ Bathgate, Stuart (2 February 2022). "World Cup play-off: Bryan Easson names ex-England scrum-half in Scotland squad". The Offside Line. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Ex-England scrum-half Caity Mattinson named in Scotland squad". HeraldScotland.com. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Caity Mattinson". Teamscotland.scot. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Scotland squad named for Rugby World Cup 2021". Scottish Rugby Union. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
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- Rugby sevens players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games