Matty Dale

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Matty Dale
Personal information
Full nameMatthew Dale
Born (1986-10-10) 10 October 1986 (age 37)
Kingston upon Hull, Humberside, England
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight15 st 4 lb (97 kg)
Playing information
Position Second-row
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2006–08 Hull F.C. 92008
2007(loan)Whitehaven
2008(loan)Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 20000
2008(loan)Featherstone Rovers
2009–15 Featherstone Rovers 1534800192
2016 York City Knights 60000
Total1705000200
Source: [1] [2]
As of 2 December 2017

Matty Dale (born 10 October 1986) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s.

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Background

Dale was born in Kingston upon Hull, Humberside.

Playing career

Matty Dale's position of choice is in the second-row. [3]

He played for Whitehaven and the Featherstone Rovers in the National Leagues and Hull F.C. and the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in the Super League. [4] He joined Featherstone Rovers in 2009 and made more than 150 appearances for the club, however his career was interrupted by injury in 2014 and he underwent knee reconstruction. As a free agent he signed for the York City Knights in April 2016 but following an injury-hit season he announced his retirement at the end of the year. [5] [6]

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References

  1. loverugbyleague
  2. RLP
  3. "Wildcats take Dale on loan". Melbourne Storm. 23 April 2008. Retrieved 23 April 2008.
  4. "DALE JOINS WAKEFIELD ON LOAN". hullfc.com. 23 April 2008. Retrieved 23 April 2008.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. "York City Knights sign Championship title winner Matty Dale and bring in Hull prop on loan". The Press . 1 April 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  6. "Four more leave York City Knights - but there's big new cause for optimism over club's future". The Press . 26 November 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2017.