Matt Postlethwaite

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Matt Postlethwaite
Full nameMatthew Postlethwaite
Date of birth (1996-10-01) 1 October 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Steeton, West Yorkshire, England
Height194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight116 kg (256 lb; 18 st 4 lb)
School Ilkley Grammar School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Current team Exeter Chiefs
Youth career
2001-2015 Ilkley RFC
Yorkshire Carnegie Academy
2015-2017 Sale Sharks
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2015-2020 Sale FC 77 (40)
2017-2023 Sale Sharks 62 (15)
2017-2018Fylde RFC (loan) 3 (0)
2017-2018Rotherham Titans (loan) 13 (0)
2019-2020Doncaster Knights (loan) 1 (0)
2023- Exeter Chiefs 3 (5)
2015-Total159 (60)
Correct as of 18 December 2023
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2010 Yorkshire Under-15 - (-)
2014 Yorkshire Under-18 - (-)
2014 England under-18 - (-)
Correct as of 18 December 2023

Matt Postlethwaite (born 1 October 1996) is an English rugby union player who plays for Premiership Rugby side Exeter Chiefs as a Lock. He formerly played for Sale Sharks from 2017 to 2023. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Matt Postlethwaite". ESPN. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  2. "Postlethwaite goes on trial at Exeter". The Rugby Paper. 9 July 2023.
  3. "Matt Postlethwaite". Sale Sharks. 1 October 1996.