Matty Rea
 Rea playing for Ulster, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 21 September 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Ballymena, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 114 kg (18.0 st; 251 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Ballymena Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Marcus Rea (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Matthew Rea (born 21 September 1993) is an Irish professional rugby union player who currently plays for Ulster as a back row forward.[1]
An Ulster Schools' Cup winner in 2010, Rea left school in 2012 and played club rugby for Ballymena. He represented Ireland at under-19 level in 2011. His consistently good performances for the amateur Ulster set-up club; Ballymena, saw Rea signing a professional contract with Ulster in 2017. He made his first professional rugby and Ulster appearance in September 2017 against the Cheetahs. Rea has featured regularly for Ulster since. [2]
References
- ^ "Ulster Matthew Rea Profile". Ulster Rugby.
- ^ "Marcus Rea discusses scoring on Ulster debut alongside brother Matthew". Belfast Telegraph. 29 April 2019.
External links
 | This biographical article relating to Irish Rugby Union is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |