Will Matthews (rugby league)

Will Matthews
Personal information
Full name William Matthews
Born (1988-03-30) 30 March 1988
Kyogle, New South Wales, Australia
Height 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 102 kg (16 st 1 lb)
Playing information
Position Second-row, Lock

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2008–11 Gold Coast Titans 33 1 0 0 4
2012–17 St. George Illawarra 60 4 0 0 16
2018– Gold Coast Titans 15 0 0 0 0
Total 108 5 0 0 20
As of 4 March 2018
Source: [1][2]

Will Matthews (born 30 March 1988) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer plays for the Gold Coast Titans in the NRL. He was briefly contracted to the Widnes Vikings in the Super League. He primarily plays second-row and lock but can also play centre and prop.

Playing career

Born in Kyogle, New South Wales, Matthews played his junior football for Kyogle Turkeys while attending Palm Beach Currumbin State High School, before being signed by the Gold Coast Titans. He played for the Tweed Heads Seagulls in the Queensland Cup in 2007 and the Titans' Toyota Cup team in 2008.[3] In Round 16 of the 2008 NRL season he made his NRL debut for the Titans against the St. George Illawarra Dragons. In June 2008, Matthews re-signed with the Titans for 3 years.[4]

On 5 July 2011, Matthews signed a 2-year contract with the St. George Illawarra Dragons starting in 2012.[5] He made his debut for the Dragons in Round 21 of the 2012 NRL season.

On 5 September 2013, Matthews re-signed with the Dragons on a 1-year contract.[6]

On 24 October 2014, Matthews again re-signed with the Dragons on a 1-year contract.[7]

On 19 June 2015, Matthews re-signed with the Dragons on a 2-year contract.[8]

On 8 December 2017, Matthews signed a train and trial contract with NRL club The Gold Coast Titans. Matthews was released by Widnes earlier in the year on compassionate grounds.[9]

Representative career

Matthews played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 2006.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Players - Love Rugby League". Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  2. ↑ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Will Matthews - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  3. ↑ http://www.rleague.com//db/player/m/matthews_will/index.php
  4. ↑ "Matthews re-signs with Titans". 25 June 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  5. ↑ http://www.nrl.com/tabid/10874/newsid/63650/default.aspx
  6. ↑ "Dragons re-sign Matthews, sign Groat - Zero Tackle". 5 September 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "Dragons add depth to squad - Zero Tackle". 24 October 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  8. ↑ http://www.zerotackle.com/nrl/dragons-re-sign-will-matthews-17876/ On 11 September 2017 Widnes Vikings announce the capture of Matthews on a 2 year contract from 2018
  9. ↑ "NRL ins and outs 2018: Transfer Centre, contracts, rosters — Rabbitohs sign Vincent Leuluai from Storm". Fox Sports Australia. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  10. ↑ "SportingPulse Homepage for Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League". SportingPulse. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
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