Matthew Wood (rugby league)

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Matthew Wood
Personal information
Full nameMatthew Wood
Born (1969-03-15) 15 March 1969 (age 55)
Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position Wing, Centre
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1989–96 Canberra Raiders 7423380168
Source: [1]

Matthew Wood (born 15 March 1969) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played his entire club football career with the Canberra Raiders

Wood was a Canberra junior playing S.G. Ball Cup in 1987, Jersey Flegg Cup in 1988, and was graded from the Queanbeyan Kangaroos in 1988. He played eight seasons with Canberra Raiders from 1989 to 1996. [2]

He won two premierships with the Canberra Raiders in 1989 and 1990. He scored the match winning try in Canberra's grand final win over the Penrith Panthers in 1990. Wood also scored two tries and a goal when the Raiders lost to the Panthers in the grand final the following year. Wood's stint with the Raiders ended at the conclusion of the 1996 season. [3]

In 2010, Wood coached the Brisbane Broncos NRL Under-20s side. [4]

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References

  1. Collis, Ian (2018). The A to Z of Rugby League Players. New Holland Publishers. ISBN   9781921024986.
  2. Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995. ISBN   1875169571
  3. "Matthew Wood - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project".
  4. "Season Preview: Brisbane Broncos". NRL. 5 March 2010.