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Matty Dale

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Matty Dale
Personal information
Full nameMatthew Dale
Born (1986-10-10) 10 October 1986 (age 38)
Kingston upon Hull, Humberside, England
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight15 st 4 lb (97 kg)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2006–08 Hull F.C. 9 2 0 0 8
2007(loan) Whitehaven
2008(loan) Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 2 0 0 0 0
2008(loan) Featherstone Rovers
2009–15 Featherstone Rovers 153 48 0 0 192
2016 York City Knights 6 0 0 0 0
Total 170 50 0 0 200
Source: [1][2]
As of 2 December 2017

Matty Dale (born 10 October 1986) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s.

Background

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Dale was born in Kingston upon Hull, Humberside.

Playing career

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Matty Dale's position of choice is in the second-row.[3]

He played for Whitehaven and the Featherstone Rovers in the National Leagues and Hull F.C. and the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in the Super League.[4] He joined Featherstone Rovers in 2009 and made more than 150 appearances for the club, however his career was interrupted by injury in 2014 and he underwent knee reconstruction. As a free agent he signed for the York City Knights in April 2016 but following an injury-hit season he announced his retirement at the end of the year.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ loverugbyleague
  2. ^ RLP
  3. ^ "Wildcats take Dale on loan". Melbourne Storm. 23 April 2008. Retrieved 23 April 2008.
  4. ^ "DALE JOINS WAKEFIELD ON LOAN". hullfc.com. 23 April 2008. Retrieved 23 April 2008.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "York City Knights sign Championship title winner Matty Dale and bring in Hull prop on loan". The Press. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  6. ^ "Four more leave York City Knights - but there's big new cause for optimism over club's future". The Press. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
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