Position: Wing/Centre Honours: England Date of birth: 30th Dec 1986 Birthplace: St Helier, Jersey Height: 2.01m (6' 7") Weight: 115kg (18st 2lb) Jersey-born Matt Banahan kicked off his career with Bath Rugby with a bang, scoring 16 tries in his debut season after switching from the pack to the wing. Banahan, wife Becky and their three children still live in Lansdown. Our. As a member of the wider squad, he was eligible for selection for up to four of the eight events in the tournament. Who would play you in a film of your life? Banahan went to La Moye school, Les Quennevais School and Highlands College. He was called up to the England squad for their summer tour replacing David Strettle who was ruled out through injury. "Yeh – I originally started playing at fullback for school, then moved to a 6 or 8 with my club (although I usually just stayed there for the scrums and lineouts then went out onto the wing!). It was nice to get out there and play, and we’ll come out of that game thinking we could have got more, but it’s only round two (of the Premiership) and there were a lot of positives. He scored a try when England were trailing 6–8, and set up England's second through an intercepted pass. "I was involved with every game of the World Cup, although perhaps didn't get the amount of game time I would have liked. As well as latching onto a Jason Woodward pass to cross for that crucial score in front of the Novia Stand, Banahan carved out the opportunity in the first place with a superb restart take. I think it would be Flow (Francois Louw). Giant back Matt Banahan on calling it quits after 12 years in Bath as fan favourite gets ready for final farewell. Early life. It's been quite a year for you - getting married and the birth of your son off the field, and representing England at the World Cup, as well as playing for Bath on it – have things settled down any yet? Formerly a flanker and second row cover in the London Irish Academy, Matt's pace and power meant a switch to the backs, where he first started playing, was the logical step, and have seen him develop into a devastating threat out wide, and more recently in the centres. 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