Matt Brice
{{Short description|Australian rugby union player}}
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{{Use Australian English|date=March 2025}}
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| school = Good Shepherd Lutheran College
Nelson College
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| position = Wing
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Matt Brice is an Australian rugby union player, who plays for the {{Rut|Reds}}. His preferred position is wing.{{cite news|url=https://reds.rugby/news/reds-blood-new-faces-for-trial-team-in-japan-20241025|title=Reds blood new faces for trial team in Japan|work=Queensland Reds|date=25 October 2024|access-date=29 March 2025}}
Early career
Brice is from Amamoor in Queensland and attended Good Shepherd Lutheran College however moved to New Zealand in 2019 to attended Nelson College where he played rugby.{{cite news|url=https://nelsonapp.co.nz/news/articles/rb|title=Nelson College hit top form ahead of playoffs|work=NelsonApp|date=31 July 2021|access-date=29 March 2025}} After returning from New Zealand, he played for Noosa Dolphins and the University of Queensland in club rugby,{{cite news|url=https://reds.rugby/news/buildcorp-reds-academy-2023-tier-one-squad-announced-20221215|title=Buildcorp Reds Academy 2023 Tier One squad announced|work=Queensland Reds|date=15 December 2022|access-date=29 March 2025}} where after being spotted in the Queensland Country pathway he was called into the Reds academy.{{cite news|url=https://www.rugbypass.com/news/the-ex-new-zealand-under-20-enforcer-who-is-set-to-play-for-reds/|title=The ex-New Zealand Under 20 enforcer who is set to play for Reds in Japan|work=Rugbypass|date=25 October 2024|access-date=29 March 2025}}
Professional career
Brice was named in the {{Rut|Reds}} touring squad of Japan in November 2024.{{cite news|url=https://qld.rugby/news/queensland-reds-name-tour-squad-to-face-wild-knights-in-japan-20241022|title=Queensland Reds Name Tour Squad to Face Wild Knights in Japan|work=Queensland Rugby|date=22 October 2024|access-date=29 March 2025}} He was called into the Reds squad as a late inclusion in Round 7 of the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season for the match against the {{Rut|Force}},{{cite web | url=https://super.rugby/superrugby/match-centre/?competition=205&season=2025&match=945297 | title=Match Centre - Super Rugby - Reds vs. Force | work=SANZAAR | access-date=29 March 2025}} but he did not take the field.{{cite news|url=https://www.rugby.com.au/news/how-to-watch-queensland-reds-western-force-live-scores-blog-match-report-results-updates-australia-super-rugby-pacific-2025329|title=Queensland Reds top of the ladder after tight Force win|work=Rugby.com.au|date=29 March 2025|access-date=29 March 2025}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.itsrugby.co.uk/matt-brice-61103.html itsrugby.co.uk Profile]
{{Queensland Reds squad}}
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Category:Australian rugby union players
Category:Queensland Reds players
Category:People educated at Nelson College
Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen
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