Matthew Cooper
Full name:
Matthew James Cooper
Born:
Gisborne
Country of Birth:
New Zealand
All Black:
887
Birthday:
10th October 1966
Age:
58
First Game:
Hawke's Bay v Manawatu 17th July 1985
Provincial Games:
186
Professional Games:
33
Representative Games:
49
Test Caps:
8
Latest Game:
Waikato v Wellington 16th October 1999
Teams
Family
Career Summary
| Team | Year | Year | Apps | T | C | P | DG | Pts | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provincial | |||||||||
| Hawke's Bay | 1985 | 1989 | 63 | 19 | 50 | 56 | 1 | 347 | 52% |
| Waikato | 1990 | 1999 | 123 | 36 | 331 | 249 | 1 | 1,587 | 65% |
| 186 | 55 | 381 | 305 | 2 | 1,934 | 61% | |||
| Professional | |||||||||
| Highlanders | 1996 | 1996 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 14 | - | 86 | 38% |
| Chiefs | 1997 | 1999 | 25 | 3 | 25 | 50 | - | 215 | 44% |
| 33 | 7 | 37 | 64 | - | 301 | 42% | |||
| Representative | |||||||||
| New Zealand Colts | 1987 | 1987 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 75% |
| All Blacks - Tests | 8 | 2 | 10 | 9 | - | 55 | 85% | ||
| All Blacks - Tour | 18 | 10 | 25 | 24 | - | 169 | 89% | ||
| All Blacks | 1987 | 1996 | 26 | 12 | 35 | 33 | - | 224 | 85% |
| Central Zone | 1988 | 1989 | 4 | - | 4 | 1 | - | 11 | 25% |
| New Zealand Divisional XV | 1988 | 1989 | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 86% |
| Possibles | 1989 | 1994 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - | 23 | 50% |
| Probables | 1990 | 1994 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 8 | - | 52 | 80% |
| NZ Saracens | 1992 | 1992 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 8 | 100% |
| 49 | 15 | 57 | 47 | - | 322 | 78% |
