Matt Gilbert
| Date of birth | 10 September 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Sidcup, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 119 kg (18 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Matthew Ian Gilbert (born 9 October 1985) is an English rugby union footballer currently playing at Flanker and number eight for Hartpury College R.F.C. in the RFU Championship having previously played for Worcester Warriors in the Aviva Premiership. [1] He is the only deaf professional sportsman in England.[2] In 2012 Mat was fitted with a Phonak hearing device. Since then he has worked as a celebrity ambassador for Phonak, helping to raise awareness of hearing loss.[3]
He has played 11 times for the England Deaf rugby team - www.englanddeafrugby.com
References
- ↑ "Mat Gilbert: Playing rugby with hearing aid is no barrier". BBC. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- ↑ "Mat Gilbert: Playing rugby with hearing aid is no barrier". BBC. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=st84jnTCUBk
External links
- Scarlets Profile
- Profile & Statistics on ESPN Scrum
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