Matt Cardey
| Birth name | Matthew Dane Cardey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 7 July 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Papakura, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6.1 ft (1.9 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 13.10 st (83.2 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Bunnings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Matthew Dane Cardey (born 7 July 1975)[1] is a New Zealand born former international rugby union fullback who played for the Wales national rugby union team.
He played his club rugby for Llanelli RFC and was initially implicated in the "grannygate" scandal but exonerated.[2]
Cardey switched from Llanelli to Leeds Tykes in 2003.[3]
References[]
- ^ Matt Cardey player profile Scrum.com
- ^ Alan Watkins (14 March 2003). "Sinkinson's case reveals absurdity of eligibility rules". The Independent. UK. Retrieved 26 February 2010.[dead link]
- ^ "Leeds swoop for Cardey". BBC. 4 June 2003. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
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- 1975 births
- Living people
- New Zealand rugby union players
- Wales international rugby union players
- Leeds Tykes players
- Llanelli RFC players
- People from Papakura
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