Michael John Catt , more simply called Mike Catt , born on September 17th, 1971 with Port Elizabeth (South Africa), is a player of Rugby English. He plays in team of England and evolves/moves at the stations of half of opening, center, back winger or according to the needs within manpower for the London Irish (1,77 m for 86 kg).
Born in South Africa, of an English mother, it is for its studies that he travels in England. At the same time, the Springboks were private of any international meeting because of the national policy of Apartheid.
After a training with Gloucester, the half young person of opening makes his beginnings with only Bath 21 years old against Nottingham in 1992. Ten eight months later, he knows his first international cape with the team of England against the team of Wales.
He plays as back in the team of England which gains the large slam in 1995, and disputes in the tread the world cup 1995 where he belongs to unfortunate English reversed by the mountain Jonah Lomu on a test of anthology in semi-final.
In 1997, it is called to mitigate a wound during the round of the Lions in South Africa. He plays the last test.
He belongs to the team of England which gained the world cup 2003. He then does not form part of the holders, but its play with the foot and its presence reassuring in the center are worth to him an establishment in semi-final against the team of France.
Career
In club
In national team
It honoured its first wraps international in team of England the March 19th 1994 against the team of Wales.
Prize list
In club
- Champion of England: 1993, 1994, 1996
- Finalist: 2004 Victorious
- of the cut of Europe: 1998
- Finalist of the European challenge: 2003 Victorious
- of the cut of England: 1994, 1995, 1996
In national team
(Up to date to the 11.08.07)- 70 selections in team of England since 1994
- 7 tests, 22 penalties, 3 drops, 16 transformations (142 points)
- Sélections per year: 2 in 1994,12 in 1995,6 in 1996,6 in 1997, 5 in 1998, 8 in 1999, 9 in 2000, 8 in 2001, 5 in 2003, 4 in 2004,2 in 2006, 3 in 2007
- Tournaments of the five/six disputed nations: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007
- Large slam: 1995 Victorious
- of the tournament of the five/six nations: 1996,2000,2001
- 1 selections with the Lions in 1997 against the team of South Africa at the half station of of opening
In world cup:
External bonds
- Profile of the player by Statistical guinnesspremiership.com
- by itsrugby.fr
- Photo
- by sporting-heroes.net 1 Photo
- by sporting-heroes.net 2 Photo
- by sporting-heroes.net 3
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