Matt Garside

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Matt Garside
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Personal information
Full nameMatthew Garside
Born (1990-10-01) 1 October 1990 (age 34)
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight15 st 4 lb (97 kg)
Playing information
Position Second-row, Centre, Loose forward
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2010 Gateshead Thunder 1240016
2011–12 York City Knights 46160064
2013–14 Sheffield Eagles 55220088
2015–17 London Broncos 77230092
2018–19 Bradford Bulls 40110044
2020–22 Halifax 1430012
2022(loan)→ Dewsbury Rams 20000
2023–25 Dewsbury Rams 1930012
Total2658200328
Source: [1] [2]
As of 28 January 2024

Matt Garside is a former English professional rugby league player who played as a second-row forward and centre. He is the assistant coach of Dewsbury Rams in Betfred League 1.

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He previously played for the Gateshead Thunder in Championship 1, and the York City Knights, Sheffield Eagles and the London Broncos in the Championship. Garside also played for the Bradford Bulls in League 1.

Playing career

Gateshead Thunder

In 2010, Garside played for Gateshead Thunder making 12 appearances and scoring four tries.

York City Knights

During 2011 and 2012, Matt Garside played for York City making 46 appearances and scoring 16 tries.

Sheffield Eagles

on 6 September 2012, Sheffield announced the signing of Garside from the 2013 Championship season onwards. [3] Garside played a large part of Sheffield's Grand Final winning season scoring 9 tries in 27 games with impressive performances.

London Broncos

On 2 September 2014 relegated Super League side, London Broncos, announced the signing of Garside on a two-year full-time contract. This is his first full-time contract. Commenting on it (extract from reference), "I'm really excited to be joining the club and starting the hard work to take us into a strong Championship season. It's a massive move for me and I am really happy that I have been given the opportunity to move down to London and become a full-time athlete." [4]

Bradford Bulls

In September 2017 his contract ran out at London so he signed for Bradford on a two-year deal. [5]

Halifax Panthers

In 2020, Garside signed a contract to join Halifax Panthers. [6]

Dewsbury Rams

Garside joined Dewsbury in 2022 on loan from Halifax and made the move permanent in 2023. At the end of 2024 Garside was appointed assistant coach for the 2025 season. [7]

References

  1. ↑ loverugbyleague
  2. ↑ rugbyleagueproject
  3. ↑ "Official Page".
  4. ↑ "News | London Broncos Rugby League | Official Site : Broncos sign Matt Garside from Sheffield". www.londonbroncosrl.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "Matthew Garside signs up as latest Bradford Bulls addition". Telegraph and Argus. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Fax's Garside has one eye on the future by combining rugby with school role". www.halifaxcourier.co.uk.
  7. ↑ "Dewsbury Rams: Another six confirmed for squad of 2025". Dewsbury Reporter. 23 October 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
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