Matt Daylight

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Matt Daylight
Personal information
Full nameMatthew Daylight
Born (1974-03-02) 2 March 1974 (age 49)
Australia
Playing information
Position Wing
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1995 Cronulla Sharks 21004
1997 Perth Reds 1130012
1998 Adelaide Rams 2070028
1999 Gateshead Thunder 302500100
2000 Hull F.C. 22120048
2001 Cronulla Sharks 31004
Total884900196
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2000 Scotland 30000
Source: RLP

Matthew "Matt" Daylight (born 2 March 1974) is a former Scotland rugby league footballer who played on the wing. A speedy outside back, he played for five different clubs throughout his career in both Australia and England.

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Career

Australia

Daylight began his rugby league career with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in 1995, playing two games for the club in his debut season. [1] In 1997, Daylight made the move to the Western Reds, who were competing in the Australian Super League at the time. His most successful stint in Australia was in the inaugural season of the National Rugby League when he played for the Adelaide Rams. Daylight played 20 games for the Rams, scoring 7 tries.

Daylight's last season was again with Cronulla in 2001, where he played just three games and scored one try.

England

After the Rams were dissolved prior to the 1999 NRL season, Daylight linked with the Gateshead Thunder in 1999, scoring 25 tries in 30 appearances for the club. He then left the Thunder to join Hull F.C. in 2000, scoring 12 tries in 22 games.

Representative career

Daylight was also selected as a Scotland international and played at the 2000 Rugby League World Cup.

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References

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