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.

[6] His father, Steve, retired from professional rugby league in 1986 and the family settled on the Gold Coast, Queensland when Mat was 9 years of age.

[citation needed] Whilst preferring rugby union after playing it at schoolboy level, the sport had yet to go professional in 1994 when he had left school.

He held several point-scoring records with Cronulla [citation needed] being a talented goal kicker and having an ability to score tries from the tightest situations.

However, a serious injury to his shoulder rotator cuff at the conclusion of the Kangaroos’ successful 2000 World Cup Campaign destroyed his chance.

Several times Rogers found himself the focus of media scrutiny after making comments regarding the state of Australian club rugby in comparison to training for the Wallabies[9] and after an alleged altercation outside an Edinburgh nightclub with a fan in 2004.

[10][11] His initial switch was less than smooth after coach Bob Dwyer revealed that Waratahs and Wallaby stalwart Matthew Burke would be moved from his preferred position of fullback to outside centre in order to accommodate Rogers.

His 2004 Super 12 season started brilliantly but a serious ankle injury suffered in South Africa ruled him out of that year's Tri Nations series.

[12] An autobiography Off the Wing, On a Prayer was published in 2002 and written while his father Steve Rogers was still alive and when he was married to Michelle Miller, the mother of his children – Jack and Skyla.

Starting in the 2005 Tri Nations Series, Rogers was shifted from fullback to play at fly-half following the injury of Stephen Larkham.

It was reported on 28 August 2006 that Rogers had sustained a knee injury requiring arthroscopic surgery and was ruled out of the last test against The Springboks but was fit for the end of year tour.

"I'm disappointed to miss out on the Springboks match because I feel that we've got a great chance of winning a Test on their soil, which hasn't been done for a long time.

Roger announced his retirement from professional sport on 16 August 2010,[14] and played his last National Rugby League game on 24 September, with the Titans losing the preliminary final to the Sydney Roosters.

He equalled Matthew Burke's record for the most individual conversions in a match with six, achieved in the Waratahs 2004 round two clash against the Sharks at Sydney Football Stadium on 28 February 2004.

His father battled depression for three years and, while suicide was initially suspected, his death after taking alcohol and prescription drugs was ruled an accident.

He has signed on to be an ambassador for Movember, an initiative that encourages men to grow a moustache during November to raise funds for research into depression and prostate cancer.

Before a crucial tribe swap, Rogers had a core alliance with fellow Champion tribemates Shane Gould, Lydia Lassila, Steve Willis, Moana Hope, Samuel "Sam" Hinton, and Sharn Coombes.