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Birth name | Matthew Screech | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 24 October 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Church Village, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 198 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 119 kg (18 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Matthew Screech (born 24 October 1992) grew up in Glynfach Porth is a Welsh rugby union player who plays for Dragons RFC as a lock forward. He is a Wales international
Screech has previously played for Pontypridd RFC and Cardiff RFC at semi-professional level.
After departing Cardiff Screech joined the Dragons for the 2013–14 season and made his debut versus Ulster 6 September 2013. [1] After eight seasons at the Dragons, Screech returned to play for Cardiff. [2]
Screech was called up by Wales for the 2021 July rugby union tests. He made his debut off the bench against Argentina. [3]
On 18 November 2022, Screech rejoined the Dragons on a short term loan, as injury cover for his former team. Before resigning to extend his career with the Dragons, he is now the 2nd all time appearance holder for the region. [4]