Crawford Matthews
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| Born | 23 November 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Crawford Matthews (born 23 November 1991) is a former Scotland international rugby league footballer who previously played for the Gateshead Thunder in League 1.
Background
Born in Norwich, Matthews attended Heaton Manor School,[2] and started his rugby league career at the age of 14 with amateur club Gateshead Panthers.[3] He later moved to Gateshead Thunder.
Club career
Hull FC
In September 2010, Matthews joined Super League side Hull F.C.[1] Where he combined his rugby with under-graduate studies at the University of Hull. Although he played regularly for the under-20 side, he never made an appearance for the first team.
International career
Matthews has represented Scotland at under-16, under-18, 'A' team level, Students, 9s and made two appearances for the senior professional team against Ireland and France in 2011.[4][5][6] He was also a member of the ashes winning Great Britain & Ireland Academic Lions squad in Australia 2011[7][8] - scoring a try in the final test.
References
- 1 2 "Academic Lions tour Down Under for FC's Matthews". Hull Daily Mail. Local World. 23 June 2011. Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ↑ "Rugby: Crawford Matthews aims to be roaring success". Chronicle Live. Trinity Mirror. 4 May 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ↑ Newsum, Matt (23 June 2011). "Australia tour lifts Hull FC centre Crawford Matthews". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ↑ "Scotland 26 6 Irelsnd". RLEF. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ↑ "France 46 10 Scotland". RLEF. Archived from the original on 3 November 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ↑ "Crawford on Course for Super League". thunder.champmodel.dyndns.info. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ↑ "Former Thunder Star to represent GB Academic Lions". thunder.champmodel.dyndns.info. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ↑ "Matthews' six-try haul earns place in student Lions squad". Herald Sport. 30 April 2011. p. 19. Retrieved 7 May 2016 – via PressReader.