Matt Back
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| full_name = Mathew Back
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|04|05|df=y}}
| birth_place = Pontypridd, Wales
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| height = 6 ft 0 in
| weight = 203 lb
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| position = Fullback
| repyears1 = 1995
| repteam1 = {{nrut|Wales}}
| repcaps1 = 4
| reppoints1 = 0
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Mathew Back (born 5 April 1970) is a Welsh former rugby union international.
Back was a fullback, born in Pontypridd, who was capped four times for Wales, all in the 1995 Five Nations Championship.{{cite news |last1=Woolford |first1=Anthony |title=25 players you forgot played for Wales in the 1990s |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/25-welsh-rugby-players-youve-11956278 |work=WalesOnline |date=29 September 2016 |language=en}} He came on as a substitute in the first two matches and started as fullback for the remaining matches, with Tony Clement out with concussion.{{cite news |title=Clement adds to sorely-tested Wales' excuses |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/751814317 |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=18 March 1995}} At club level, Back competed first for his hometown club Pontypridd, then played with Bridgend, Swansea, Bristol and Aberavon.{{cite news |title=Mathew loves being Back in the firing line |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/855630893 |work=Evening Post |date=15 October 1999 |language=en}} He is a teacher by profession.{{cite news |title=Ex-Wales player in tribute to rugby-fan father Tootsie |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/ex-wales-player-tribute-rugby-fan-father-2088592 |work=WalesOnline |date=16 August 2009 |language=en}}
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