Mattie Stewart

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Mattie Stewart
BornMatthew James Stewart
(1973-05-18) 18 May 1973 (age 52)
Dartford, England
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight115 kg (18 st 2 lb)
Occupationphysical training instructor
Rugby union career
Position prop
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1997–2003 Northampton Saints
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1996–2002 Scotland 34 (0)

Matthew James Stewart (born 18 May 1973) is a former rugby union player, who gained 34 caps as a prop for Scotland (1996–2002).

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Early life

Stewart was born on 18 May 1973 in Dartford, England. [1]

Rugby career

Stewart’s first international appearance was against Italy at Murrayfield on 14 December 1996. He was a Lance Corporal physical training instructor in the British Army at the time. [2]

He returned to start for Scotland in February 2000 against Italy. [2] He went on the 2002 Scotland rugby union tour of North America where Ian McGeechan tried playing him at loose head against Canada. [3]

His last cap was against Romania at Murrayfield on 9 November 2002, coming on as a late replacement. [4]

He played 169 matches for the Northampton Saints between 1997 and 2003 during which time he scored five points for the club. [1] Whilst at Northampton he started in the victorious 2000 Heineken Cup Final as they defeated Munster. [5]

He played two matches for Barbarian F.C. in 1994. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Rugby: players: Iain Smith. Scotland". ESPN. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  2. 1 2 "How the iron man put Stewart on his mettle". The Scotsman. 5 February 2000. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Stewart switch". The Scotsman. 7 June 2002. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  4. ↑ Turnbull, Simon (10 November 2002). "Leslie sends Scots into comfort zone" . Independent on Sunday. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "Saints secure historic victory". BBC. 27 May 2000. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "Player Archive - M. J. Stewart". Barbarian F.C. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
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