Matty Beharrell

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Matty Beharrell
Personal information
Full nameMatthew Beharrell
Born (1994-03-29) 29 March 1994 (age 29)
Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight13 st 5 lb (85 kg)
Playing information
Position Scrum-half
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2012–14 Hull Kingston Rovers 10000
2014(loan)Gateshead Thunder 201025191
2015 Newcastle Thunder 227461121
2016 Swinton Lions 2621111
2017–18 Keighley Cougars 3891112260
2018–21 Doncaster 1555602132
2022 Dewsbury Rams 13121046
2022(loan)Hunslet RLFC 8217143
2023– Hunslet RLFC 00000
Total143362778704
Source: [1] [2] [3] [4]
As of 16 April 2023

Matty Beharrell (born 29 March 1994) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays for Hunslet RLFC in RFL League 1. He plays as a scrum-half.

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Beharrell started his career at Hull Kingston Rovers' first team where he was the under-18 winner of the 2012 Man of Steel Awards winner in 2012. He came through Hull KR's academy, and was signed onto a professional contract in 2012. His only Super League appearance to date, has come in Hull KR's record 84–6 loss to Wigan. [5] He is just 5 feet 4 inches (1.63 m), which makes him the smallest player to have played in Super League, one inch smaller than Rob Burrow. [6]

While at Hull KR, Beharrell spent two season at Newcastle Thunder on dual registration terms before joining Newcastle on a one-year contract. [7]

Swinton Lions

In 2015 Beharrell joined Swinton Lions where he spent one season before moving to Keighley Cougars for the start of the 2017 season. [7] Beharell left Keighley in the middle of the 2018 season to join Doncaster for the rest of the 2018 season and 2019. [8]

Hunslet RLFC

On 16 April 2023, it was reported that Beharrell had re-joined Hunslet RLFC, from local amateur side Hull Dockers, for the remainder of the 2023 season [9]

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References

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  2. Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Matty Beharrell - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  3. "Player Stats". Keighley Cougars. 1 July 2018. Archived from the original on 14 September 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. "Matty Beharrell". Dons Stats. 10 March 2019.
  5. "BBC Sport - Hull KR 6-84 Wigan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  6. "Matty Beharrell | Hull KR". hullkr.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  7. 1 2 "Matty Beharrell joins Keighley Cougars". Telegraph & Argus . 5 October 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  8. "Dons sign Matty Beharrell". Doncaster R.L.F.C. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  9. "Matty Beharrell makes League 1 return after stint with local amateur club". Love Rugby League. 16 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.