Crawford Matthews

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Crawford Matthews
Personal information
Born (1991-11-23) 23 November 1991 (age 30)
Norwich, England[1]
Playing information
PositionFullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Gateshead Thunder
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2011 Scotland 2 0 0 0 0
As of 8 January 2021
Source: RLP

Crawford Matthews (born 23 November 1991) is a former Scottish rugby league footballer who has previously played for the Gateshead Thunder in League 1.

Background[]

Born in Norwich, Matthews attended Heaton Manor School,[2] and started his rugby league career at the age of 14 with amateur club Gateshead Panthers.[3] He later moved to Gateshead Thunder.

Club career[]

Hull FC[]

In September 2010, Matthews joined Super League side Hull F.C.[1] Where he combined his rugby with under-graduate studies at the University of Hull. Although he played regularly for the under-20 side, he never made an appearance for the first team.

International career[]

Matthews has represented Scotland at under-16, under-18, 'A' team level, Students, 9s and made two appearances for the senior professional team against Ireland and France in 2011.[4][5][6] He was also a member of the ashes winning Great Britain & Ireland Academic Lions squad in Australia 2011 - scoring a try in the final test.[7][8]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Academic Lions tour Down Under for FC's Matthews". Hull Daily Mail. Local World. 23 June 2011. Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Rugby: Crawford Matthews aims to be roaring success". Chronicle Live. Trinity Mirror. 4 May 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  3. ^ Newsum, Matt (23 June 2011). "Australia tour lifts Hull FC centre Crawford Matthews". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  4. ^ http://www.rlef.eu.com/other/report?RLE00000251
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 November 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Crawford on Course for Super League". thunder.champmodel.dyndns.info. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  7. ^ "Former Thunder Star to represent GB Academic Lions". thunder.champmodel.dyndns.info. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  8. ^ "PressReader.com - Connecting People Through News". www.pressreader.com. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
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