Crawford Matthews

Crawford Matthews
Personal information
Nickname Crawf
Born (1991-11-23) 23 November 1991
Norwich, England[1]
Playing information
Position Fullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Gateshead Thunder
As of 14 August 2012
Source: RLP

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

  1. 1 2 "Academic Lions tour Down Under for FC's Matthews". Hull Daily Mail. Local World. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Rugby: Crawford Matthews aims to be roaring success". Chronicle Live. Trinity Mirror. 4 May 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  3. ↑ Newsum, Matt (23 June 2011). "Australia tour lifts Hull FC centre Crawford Matthews". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  4. ↑ http://www.rlef.eu.com/other/report?RLE00000251
  5. ↑ http://www.rlef.eu.com/other/report?RLE00000250
  6. ↑ "Crawford on Course for Super League". thunder.champmodel.dyndns.info. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
  7. ↑ "Former Thunder Star to represent GB Academic Lions". thunder.champmodel.dyndns.info. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
  8. ↑ "PressReader.com - Connecting People Through News". www.pressreader.com. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
  9. ↑ http://www.loverugbyleague.com/news_17265-oxford-cambridge-name-sides-for-varsity-clash.html
  10. ↑ "Matthews wins Oxford Blue on Friday Night". www.scotlandrl.com. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
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