Matty Russell

Matty Russell
Personal information
Full name Matthew Russell
Born (1993-06-06) 6 June 1993[1]
Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[1]
Weight 14 st 0 lb (89 kg)[1]
Playing information
Position Fullback, Wing

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2011–12 Wigan Warriors 2 3 0 0 12
2012(loan) → Hull F.C. 6 0 0 0 0
2013 Gold Coast Titans 0 0 0 0 0
2014–18 Warrington Wolves 96 30 0 0 120
2018– Toronto Wolfpack 13 9 0 0 36
Total 117 42 0 0 168
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013–16 Scotland 7 5 0 0 20
As of 9 October 2018
Source: [2][3]

Matthew Russell (born 6 June 1993) is a Scottish professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Toronto Wolfpack in the Betfred Championship. A Scotland international representative fullback, he previously played in the European Super League for the Wigan Warriors, Hull F.C. and the Warrington Wolves, as well as in the National Rugby League for the Gold Coast Titans.[2][3] He has now signed a 2 year deal with Championship club Toronto Wolfpack.[4]

Background

Russell was born in Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland.

Career

Russell's Super League career started with the Wigan Warriors, playing some games on loan to Hull F.C.. He then agreed a two-year deal with Australian NRL team, the Gold Coast Titans, but returned to England a season later. Russell was named in the Scotland squad for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.[5][6] He was one of the star players in the tournament. On 16 April 2014, the entertaining, fast running Scottish fullback, signed a new three-year deal that would keep him at Warrington until November 2017.[7]

In 2016, Russell was part of Scotland's Four Nations campaign, where he scored a try in their second game against England. He also played in the historic game against New Zealand, where Scotland's 18-18 draw saw them become the first 'fourth nation' to earn a point since the Four Nations series inaugurated in 2009.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Matthew Russell". warringtonwolves.com. Warrington Wolves. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Wigan reserve fullback Matty Russell has agreed a two year deal with NRL outfit Gold Coast Titans". skysports.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "McCormack finalises Scotland Squad". rlwc2013.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Uncapped Russell named in Scotland's World Cup squad". heraldscotland.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "Matty Russell seals new Wolves deal". superleague.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  8. ↑ "Scotland make history in Four Nations draw with holders New Zealand". theguardian.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.


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