Matthew French (rugby league)

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Matthew French
Personal information
Full nameMatthew French
Born (1999-11-16) 16 November 1999 (age 25)
Gosford, New South Wales, Australia
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight94 kg (14 st 11 lb)
Playing information
Position Lock
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2024– South Sydney 10000
Source: [1] [2]
As of 22 July 2025

Matthew French (born 16 November 1999) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a lock forward for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League (NRL).

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Early life

French grew up on the Central Coast of New South Wales. He played junior rugby league with The Entrance Tigers before progressing through North Sydney’s junior representative system. [3]

Playing career

NSW Cup and junior grades

French featured for North Sydney in the Jersey Flegg Cup in 2018, before joining South Sydney's Jersey Flegg side in 2019, where he was part of the premiership-winning team. [4] He made his NSW Cup debut for South Sydney in Round 1 of the 2021 season against Penrith. [5]

NRL debut

French made his NRL debut in Round 10 of the 2024 season, coming off the interchange bench in a 28–14 loss to St George Illawarra at Jubilee Oval. [6] [7] As of July 2025, that remains his sole first-grade appearance. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Matt French – Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  2. "Matthew French – Rabbitohs profile". Rabbitohs.com.au. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  3. "Matthew French – 18th Man". 18thman.com. May 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  4. "Matthew French – 18th Man". 18thman.com. May 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  5. "Matthew French – NSW Cup profile". NSWRL.com.au. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  6. "Dragons v Rabbitohs: Teaupa, French to debut". NRL.com. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  7. "Matthew French – 18th Man". 18thman.com. May 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2025.