Matthew Brendon Todd was born on 24 March 1988 and is a New Zealand rugby union footballer, who plays as an Openside Flanker for the Toshiba Brave Lupus in the Japanese Top League competition.
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21 Facts About Matt Todd
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Matt Todd scored three tries for New Zealand and became the first overseas-based player to represent the All Blacks, in 2018, when he first signed for Panasonic.
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Matt Todd began his professional rugby union career, through representing Canterbury in the ITM Cup, from 2009 to 2017, going on to play more than 150 games for the Crusaders in Super Rugby.
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Matt Todd then took the opportunity of a full scholarship at CBHS.
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Matt Todd made his first start against Taranaki a week later in the second Shield challenge of the season.
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Matt Todd had previously been in the Crusaders' wider training group in 2010.
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In 2013, Matt Todd played outstandingly in the absence of Richie McCaw, who was on sabbatical.
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Matt Todd earned the first two starts of his international career in the series, against South Africa and Australia, where New Zealand retained the Bledisloe Cup.
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Matt Todd made four more appearances for the All Blacks in 2017, including three on the bench as a replacement for Sam Cane on the end-of-year tour.
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Matt Todd captained the Crusaders numerous times during the 2018 Super Rugby season, with Ryan Crotty and Sam Whitelock suffering multiple concussions each through the season.
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Matt Todd was later chosen as Crusaders' Player of the Season by his team-mates as the team beat the Lions, in the Super Rugby final, for the second year in a row.
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Matt Todd was again called into the All Blacks with Sam Cane struggling in regards to discipline, while Liam Squire and Vaea Fifita were struggling with injuries.
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Matt Todd was named on the bench for the third test of the Steinlager series, on 23 June 2018.
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Matt Todd replaced the injured Savea only 17 minutes into the test, scoring his first international try only minutes later.
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Matt Todd missed the 2018 Rugby Championship with his commitments to the Wild Knights, but was called in for the injured Sam Cane for 2018 the end-of-year tour.
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Matt Todd subsequently became the first overseas-based All Black upon his re-selection.
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Matt Todd played three tests off the bench during the end-of-year tour, replacing Ardie Savea in all of them.
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Matt Todd returned to the Crusaders for the 2019 Super Rugby season, his final season in New Zealand, which saw him Captain the team occasionally throughout the season.
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