Matt Crowther

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Matt Crowther
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Personal information
Full nameMatthew Lloyd Crowther [1]
Born (1974-05-06) 6 May 1974 (age 47)
Castleford, West Yorkshire, England
Playing information
Position Wing
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
Sheffield Eagles
2000 Huddersfield-Sheffield Giants 15524068
2001–03 Hull FC 56222000488
Total71272240556
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1996–01 Scotland 8321054
Source: [2]

Matt Crowther (born 6 May 1974) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s for the Sheffield Eagles, Huddersfield-Sheffield Giants and Hull FC in the Super League. He is the Head Physio at the Castleford Tigers in the Betfred Super League.

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Club career

Crowther started his professional career with the Sheffield Eagles. Matt Crowther played left wing and scored a try in Sheffield Eagles' 17–8 victory over Wigan in the 1998 Challenge Cup Final during Super League III at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 2 May 1998. Following the club's merger with Huddersfield, he played for the Huddersfield-Sheffield Giants during Super League V before moving to Hull F.C. in September 2000. [3] He remained at Hull until he was forced to retire in 2003 after breaking his leg in a match against the Castleford Tigers. [4]

International career

Crowther was a Scotland international and played at the 2000 Rugby League World Cup.

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References

  1. "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  2. RLP
  3. "Hull snap up Crowther". BBC Sport. 19 September 2000. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  4. "Injured Crowther to retire". BBC Sport. 21 October 2003. Retrieved 30 September 2014.