Biography
My name is Matthew Eli Peat. Before I was born I had an irregular heartbeat but luckily it was OK when I was born. I arrived in this world on February 13th 1999 at 3pm at Middlemore Hospital. My parents are Stephen and Karen, I already had an older brother Sam and I got a sister Anna in October 2000. I started Whitford Playcentre the week after I was born and stayed until I turned five. I learnt to walk and talk when I was one and to pedal a trike when I was three and bike when I was four. I loved being outside, playing ball, running, throwing, trampolining and skateboarding.
I started school in February 2004 and joined a soccer club winning Most Valuable Player Award for two years running. I also won a Citizenship Award in Year two at Willowbank. I then started to play rugby and had quite a few broken bones. I started playing cricket also in summer and won Most Valuable Player.
In 2008 I started playing hockey and won Most Improved Player. I took several weeks off school and traveled around the South Island with my family. I resumed playing rugby in 2009 this time for the new Marist Eastern Club. I finished at Willowbank School. In 2010 I started at Somerville Intermediate and joined Channel 50. My family got a black retrodoodle puppy called Diesel. I played rugby again and started summer hockey and indoor soccer. I competed in the NZ National Schools Orienteering competition. My family and I biked the Otago Rail Trail.
In 2011 I was accepted for King’s College. The All Black’s creamed France to claim the Webb-Ellis cup for the second time. I played rugby, hockey and indoor soccer. I finished Somerville Intermediate. In 2012 I started King’s College. In that year I won the cross country, 3km, high-jump, 1500m and steeplechase. In 2013 I continued to be outstanding in sport. In 2014 I passed my Cambridge exams and trialed for the first fifteen. I was accepted as the team’s youngest player. I continued to study and play sports. In 2016, at the age of 16, I trialed for the junior All Blacks and made the team. I stayed with them for one year. In 2017 I starred in the King’s College versus Auckland Grammar Centenary match and won Man of the Match. I completed my final year at school.
In 2018 I traveled to Russia for the Junior World Orienteering Championships. The following year I played for Auckland and the Blues and trialed for the All Blacks and was successful.
I played as an All Black until 2024 and also studied part time to complete a business degree. In 2025 I went on my overseas experience for 6 months. When I came back I married my girlfriend of four years. That same year I rejoined the All Blacks. I broke the record for the most tries scored in a game by scoring seven tries. I continued to play rugby full time and to spend time with my wife. My wife was very supportive and came to all of my games. From my earnings I donated money to build a special lounge at Eden Park to host all sorts of special spectators like people from CANTEEN and other charities. I retired as an All Black when I was thirty years old and my first child Max was born.
Here is my biography that we had to make in channel 50
After retiring from the AB’s in 2029 I went to Police College and trained as a Police officer. My wife and I had two more children Luke and Sophie. My wife and family are very important to me. In 2031 I trained to be part of the Armed Offenders Squad in the Police. In 2033 I was asked help train a special elite squad in the Police in tactical manouevres and physical endurance, which I worked in very successfully. In 2035 I trained to be a hostage negotiator. I was instrumental in solving many crimes and in diffusing several major violent stand-offs. I began to coach my own children in rugby. I continued to be involved in charity fund-raising and support and got involved in coaching wheelchair rugby.
In 2041 I was asked to be the All Black coach. I accepted and resigned from the Police. I worked for nine years as coach seeing two more successful World Cup wins from the All Blacks. I continued my charity work and set up the Matthew Peat Up and Coming Foundation to help kids with rugby potential who could not afford club memberships, boots etc. and special coaching. In 2050 I wrote my biography.
