Matt Jess
| Birth name | Matthew Steven Jess | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 4 April 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Coventry, England, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb; 198 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Matt Jess (born 4 April 1984) is a rugby union player who most notably played for Exeter Chiefs in the Aviva Premiership. His position of choice was Wing. Matt made his debut against Moseley in 2008.[2] He attended Cape Cornwall School in St Just, Cornwall.
Despite being born in Coventry, Jessy spent the majority of his youth in Cornwall and considers himself Cornish and is even branded as the "Heamoor Flyer".[3] Jess joined Exeter on 28 May 2008, signing from Launceston.[4] Jess played his 100th game for Exeter against Worcester Warriors in March 2013.[5]
He is currently playing for Taunton R.F.C.
References[edit]
- ^ "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Exeter Chiefs". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
- ^ "Matt Jess profile". Itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
- ^ "Jess expecting tough test against Pirates". Thisisdevon.co.uk. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ^ "Chiefs sign up Launceston's Jess". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 May 2008.
- ^ Mark Stevens & Ben Wiltshire. "Jess joins the 100 club". Exeter Chiefs. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
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