Matthew McGahan(born 21 April 1993) is an Australian bornrugby unionplayer of Irish descent. His father played professional rugby league in New Zealand. Matt plays in thefly-half(and occasionally inside centre) position for The Ricoh Black Rams.[1]and formerly in theMitre 10 CupforNorth Harbourand Australia'sNational Rugby League(NRL)rugby leagueclub theMelbourne Storm.[2]He formerly played for Yamaha Jubilo in the Japanese top League.
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| Born | Matthew Thomas McGahan 21 April 1993 Sydney,New South Wales,Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Five-eighth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He is the son of rugby league legend,Hugh McGahan.
Early life
editMcGahan came to the attention of national selectors at the age of 17, after he was selected in theNew Zealand secondary schoolsteam against Australia in 2010.[3]He attended Mount Albert Grammar School inAuckland,where he excelled in its first XV. Despite numerous approaches fromrugby unionwhile still at school, McGahan decided to take up a rugby league contract with theMelbourne Stormin the NRL'sunder-20s competition.
After three seasons with the Storm, McGahan had made 54 appearances in theNRL Under-20scompetition scoring 421 points. He left Melbourne following the 2013 season, returning to New Zealand and the sport of rugby union.[4]
References
edit- ^"Matt McGahan North Harbour Profile".31 May 2015.
- ^"Matt McGahan Melbourne Storm Profile".31 May 2015.
- ^"Rugby: NZ schools team to play Australia named".31 May 2015.Retrieved5 October2010.
- ^Lawton, Aaron (13 October 2013)."Matt McGahan eyes rugby as he quits league".stuff.co.nz.Retrieved25 October2024.