Crawford Matthews
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| Born | 23 November 1991 Norwich, England[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: RLP As of 14 August 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Crawford Matthews (born 23 November 1991) is Scottish rugby league player who has previously played for Gateshead Thunder.
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.
In September 2010, Matthews joined Super League side Hull.[1] Although he played regularly for the under-20 side, he never made an appearance for the first team.
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 crucial try in the final test.[7][8]
Crawford completed a masters programme at Oxford's St Antony's College, graduating M.St.(Oxon). He is a full Oxford blue,[9] having been a member of the 42–0 winning team in the 2015 rugby league varsity match.[10]
References
- ^ a b "Academic Lions tour Down Under for FC's Matthews". Hull Daily Mail. Local World. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ^ "Rugby: Crawford Matthews aims to be roaring success". Chronicle Live. Trinity Mirror. 4 May 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ^ Newsum, Matt (23 June 2011). "Australia tour lifts Hull FC centre Crawford Matthews". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ^ http://www.rlef.eu.com/other/report?RLE00000251
- ^ http://www.rlef.eu.com/other/report?RLE00000250
- ^ "Crawford on Course for Super League". thunder.champmodel.dyndns.info. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ^ "Former Thunder Star to represent GB Academic Lions". thunder.champmodel.dyndns.info. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ^ "PressReader.com - Connecting People Through News". www.pressreader.com. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ^ http://www.loverugbyleague.com/news_17265-oxford-cambridge-name-sides-for-varsity-clash.html
- ^ "Matthews wins Oxford Blue on Friday Night". www.scotlandrl.com. Retrieved 7 May 2016.