Matthew McNab

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Matthew McNab
Date of birth (1998-06-08) 8 June 1998 (age 23)
Place of birthZimbabwe
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight88 kg (13.9 st; 194 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre / Wing
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019 Zimbabwe Academy 6 (0)
2020– Hartpury University 7 (5)
2022–Worcester Warriors (loan) 1 (0)
2022– Zimbabwe Goshawks 0 (0)
Correct as of 3 April 2022
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018– Zimbabwe 5 (5)
Correct as of 3 April 2022

Matthew McNab (born 8 June 1998) is a Zimbabwe rugby union player, currently playing for the Zimbabwe Goshawks in the 2022 Currie Cup First Division. His preferred position is centre or wing. [1] He is the son of Zimbabwe mountainbiker Lee McNab who raced at the 2007 UCI African Mountain Bike Championships [2]

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Professional career

McNab represented Zimbabwe Academy in the 2019 Rugby Challenge. [3] He was then named in the Zimbabwe Goshawks squad for the 2022 Currie Cup First Division. [4] He joined Hartpury University in 2020, [5] and joined Worcester Warriors on loan in 2022. [6]

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References

  1. "Matthew McNab". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  2. "The world centre of cycling". Autobus.cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  3. "Squad: Zimbabwe Academy". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  4. "Zimbabwe Goshawks". SA Rugby. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  5. "Rugby ace McNab sets sights on Premiership move". The Standard. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  6. "McNab impresses on Worcester loan stint". The Standard. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.