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mat rogers

matthew s. `` mat '' rogers -lrb- born 1 february 1976 in caringbah , new south wales -rrb- is an australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s .
he also played rugby union at the highest levels , becoming a dual-code international .
the son of the late cronulla-sutherland sharks legend and ceo steve rogers , mat played for the sharks as well .
he also played in two state of origin series for queensland -lrb- 1999 and 2000 -rrb- , and for 7 tests the australian national side -lrb- 1998 to 2000 -rrb- before his switch to union in 2001 .
rogers played at fly half in his final season for the waratahs and started in a number of games for the wallabies in various positions in the backline .
he returned to rugby league in 2007 with the newly formed gold coast titans club and retired in 2010 .
with the titans beset by injuries and poor form , rogers announced his comeback to help out the club on-field in 2011 , but a serious injury forced him to announce his retirement again just minutes into his first game back .
