Will Matthews(born 30 March 1988) is an Australian former professionalrugby leaguefootballer.
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| Full name | William Matthews | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 March 1988 Kyogle,New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 98 kg (15 st 6 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row,Lock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He played for theGold Coast Titansand theSt. George Illawarra Dragonsin theNational Rugby League.Matthews was briefly contracted to theWidnes Vikingsin theSuper League.
Background
editMatthews was born inKyogle, New South Wales, Australia.
He played his junior football forKyogle Turkeyswhile attendingPalm Beach Currumbin State High School,before being signed by theGold Coast Titans.
Playing career
editHe played for theTweed Heads Seagullsin theQueensland Cupin 2007 and the Titans'Toyota Cupteam in 2008.[3]In round 16 of the2008 NRL seasonhe made hisNRLdebut for the Titans against theSt. George Illawarra Dragons.In June 2008, Matthews re-signed with the Titans for three years.[4]
On 5 July 2011, Matthews signed a two-year contract with theSt. George Illawarra Dragonsstarting in 2012. Matthews was limited to only five appearances in the2011 NRL seasonas the Gold Coast finished last and claimed the wooden spoon. The Gold Coast had the chance to avoid finishing last but lost their final match of the season againstParramatta.[5][6]
He made his debut for St. George in round 21 of the2012 NRL season.On 5 September 2013, Matthews re-signed with St. George on a one-year contract.[7]
On 24 October 2014, Matthews again re-signed with St. George on a one-year contract.[8]On 19 June 2015, Matthews re-signed with St. George on a two-year contract.[9]On 8 December 2017, Matthews signed a train and trial contract with NRL club theGold Coast Titans.Matthews was released by Widnes earlier in the year on compassionate grounds.[10]
At the end of the2019 NRL season,it was announced that Matthews was retiring fromrugby league.[11][12]
Representative career
editMatthews played for theAustralian Schoolboys teamin 2006.[13]
References
edit- ^"Players - Love Rugby League".Retrieved30 March2018.
- ^Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew."Will Matthews - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project".www.rugbyleagueproject.org.Retrieved30 March2018.
- ^"Player Information: Will Matthews".rleague.com.Archived fromthe originalon 5 February 2013.
- ^"Matthews re-signs with Titans".ABC News.25 June 2008.Retrieved30 March2018.
- ^"Parramatta Eels defeat the Gold Coast Titans to avoid wooden spoon for 2011".Daily Telegraph.
- ^"Dragons sign Matthews, Latimore - NRL.com".www.nrl.com.Archived fromthe originalon 9 October 2011.
- ^"Dragons re-sign Matthews, sign Groat - Zero Tackle".5 September 2013.Retrieved30 March2018.
- ^"Dragons add depth to squad - Zero Tackle".24 October 2014.Retrieved30 March2018.
- ^"Dragons Re-Sign Will Matthews".zerotackle.com.19 June 2015. Archived fromthe originalon 13 July 2015.
- ^"NRL ins and outs 2018: Transfer Centre, contracts, rosters — Rabbitohs sign Vincent Leuluai from Storm".Fox Sports Australia. 7 December 2017.Retrieved30 March2018.
- ^"NRL signings and player transfers".NRL.4 November 2019.
- ^"Another 4000 games heads out the door with 2019 retirees".NRL.5 October 2019.
- ^"SportingPulse Homepage for Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League".SportingPulse.Retrieved10 October2008.