Matty Lees

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Matty Lees
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Personal information
Full nameMatthew Lees
Born (1998-02-04) 4 February 1998 (age 24)
England,
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight16 st 1 lb (102 kg)
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017– St Helens 70 2 0 0 8
2018(DR) → Sheffield Eagles 5 0 0 0 0
Total 75 2 0 0 8
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018– England Knights 2 0 0 0 0
As of 15 April 2021
Source: [1][2]

Matty Lees (born 4 February 1998) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for St Helens in the Super League[3] and the England Knights at international level.

He has spent time on loan from Saints at the Sheffield Eagles in the Betfred Championship.

Career[]

Lees made his Super League and professional début on 7 September 2017 at Belle Vue against Wakefield. Saints won the game 16-18.

In 2018, he played for the Sheffield Eagles on Dual registration.[4]

He played for St Helens in their 8-4 2020 Super League Grand Final victory over Wigan at the Kingston Communications Stadium in Hull.[5]

On 17 July 2021, Lees played for St. Helens in their 26-12 2021 Challenge Cup Final victory over Castleford.[6] On 9 October 2021, Lees played for St. Helens in their 12-10 2021 Super League Grand Final victory over Catalans Dragons.[7]

International career[]

In July 2018 he was selected in the England Knights Performance squad.[8] Later that year he was selected for the England Knights on their tour of Papua New Guinea. He played against Papua New Guinea at the PNG Football Stadium[9] and the .[10]

References[]

  1. ^ RLP
  2. ^ loverugbyleague
  3. ^ "Saints bring in fresh faces". St Helens Reporter. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Matty Lees joins Eagles on dual-registration". 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Super League Grand Final: Wigan 4-8 St Helens". BBC Sport.
  6. ^ "How St Helens players have celebrated their first Challenge Cup win in 13 years". www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk.
  7. ^ "Super League Grand Final: Catalans Dragons 10-12 St Helens: Saints win three in a row". BBC Sport.
  8. ^ "Ten new additions in England Knights squad". loverugbyleague. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  9. ^ "Papua New Guinea vs England Knights". WWOS. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  10. ^ "Papua New Guinea v England Knights". WWOS. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2019.

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