Matthew Sturm

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Matthew Sturm
Personal information
Born (1972-12-13) 13 December 1972 (age 51)
New Zealand
Playing information
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight95 kg (14 st 13 lb)
Position Prop, Second-row
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1987–93 Marist Saints
1994–96 Counties Manukau 72825082
1998–99 Huddersfield Giants 4680032
2000–02 Workington Town 0000
2002–04 Warrington Wolves 190000
2004–05 Leigh Centurions 4530012
Total18219250126
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1995–96 New Zealand Māori
Source: [1]

Matthew Sturm (born 13 December 1972) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in New Zealand and in the Super League. [1] Since 2007 he has been part of the Mount Albert Lions, as a player till 2012 and now part of the coaching staff.

Contents

Playing career

Early years

Sturm was a Marist Saints junior. [2] He played in the inaugural Lion Red Cup season with the Counties Manukau Heroes, starting for the Heroes in the grand final which they lost to North Harbour. [3]

English career

After standing out in New Zealand, Sturm moved to England and joined the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League. After playing in 46 games for the Giants, Sturm joined Workington Town in the Northern Ford Premiership for the 2000 season. [4]

In 2002 Sturm left Workington for the Warrington Wolves. [5] He played another 19 Super League games over three seasons before again moving on.[ citation needed ]

In 2004 Sturm joined Leigh (Heritage No. 1226) and helped them win promotion into the Super League. Sturm played in 45 games for Leigh over the 2004 & 2005 seasons but were relegated at the end of the year. [6]

Return to New Zealand

Sturm played for the Auckland Lions in the 2007 Bartercard Cup grand final. [3]

He then joined the Mt Albert Lions and played in the Auckland Rugby League competition till 2012 where he retired on a 58–10 win against Glenora Bears in the fox memorial shield grand final. After retirement, he joined the coaching staff at Mt Albert Lions Where he still is at the current day.

Representative career

Sturm represented New Zealand Māori in 1995 and 1996 and the Lion Red Cup XIII in 1995. [3] [7] In 1995 he was part of the Auckland side that won the Rugby League Cup.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1993, New Zealand Rugby League, 1993. p.159
  3. 1 2 3 John Coffey, Bernie Wood (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008. Huia Publishers. p. 292. ISBN   9781869693312.
  4. ↑ "Northern Ford Premiership Club Guide". telegraph.co.uk. 30 November 2000. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Ins and outs for Super League 2002". Racing Post. 1 March 2002. Retrieved 1 January 2003.
  6. ↑ "Abram no complaints after Cup Draw Mix Up". theboltonnews.co.uk. 7 June 2004. Retrieved 1 January 2005.
  7. ↑ Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1995, New Zealand Rugby League, 1995. p.179
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