Crawford Matthews

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Crawford Matthews
Personal information
Born (1991-11-23) 23 November 1991 (age 31)
Norwich, England [1]
Playing information
Position Fullback
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
Gateshead Thunder
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2011 Scotland 20000
Source: RLP
As of 8 January 2021

Crawford Matthews (born 23 November 1991) is a former Scotland international rugby league footballer who previously played for the Gateshead Thunder in League 1.

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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 - scoring a try in the final test. [7] [8]

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