Matty Marsh
 Marsh with Hull Kingston Rovers in 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Matthew Marsh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
21 April 1995 Kingston upon Hull, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (12 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Scrum-half, Stand-off, Fullback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 11 October 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Matthew "Matty" Marsh (born 21 April 1995) is an English professional rugby league footballer who is currently a free agent. He has previously played for Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League. He primarily plays in the halves as a scrum-half or stand-off.
Background
Marsh was born in Kingston upon Hull, England.
Playing career
Early career
Marsh is a product of the Hull Kingston Rovers' Academy System.
Playing positions
He primarily plays in the halves as a scrum-half or stand-off, but he can also play as a fullback.
Hull Kingston Rovers (2015-18)
Marsh made his Hull Kingston Rovers' début in a Super League match on 30 June 2015, against the Salford Red Devils.
In 2016, after his breakout season he was awarded with the 'Young Player of the Year Award' at Hull KR.
After the clubs disappointing campaign which saw them relegated to the Championship after a ten-year stay in the Super League (2007-2016), due to losing the 2016 Million Pound Game at the hands of the Salford Red Devils.
Marsh missed almost the entire 2017 rugby league season due to an ACL injury, but he returned towards the back-end of the year to help Hull Kingston Rovers gain automatic promotion back to the Super League, at the first time of asking following relegation the season prior.
It was revealed on 10 October 2018, that Marsh would be departing Hull Kingston Rovers following a restructure of the clubs on field personnel.[3]
York City Knights (2018)
In 2018, while on dual-registration from his parent-club Hull Kingston Rovers, Marsh played a pivotal role in helping the York City Knights finish top of the League 1 competition to become Champions, to also earn promotion to the Championship for the 2019 season.
Dual-registration
In 2015, Marsh made appearances for both the Newcastle Thunder and the Coventry Bears on a dual-registration basis.
Honours
Club (Hull Kingston Rovers 2015-18)
- 2016: 'Young Player of the Year Award'
Club (York City Knights 2018)
- 2018: League 1 - Championship
References
- ↑ Love Rugby League
- ↑ Rugby League Project
- ↑ "Mass exodus at Hull Kingston Rovers". 10 October 2018.