Matt Proudfoot
| Full name | Matthew Craig Proudfoot | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 January 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Klerksdorp, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 126 kg (19 st 12 lb) | ||
| School | Potchefstroom High School for Boys | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Prop | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| 1997 | Melrose RFC | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2003-4 |
Edinburgh Rugby Leopards Blue Bulls Glasgow Warriors |
12 |
(0) |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1997 1998-2003 |
Scotland A Scotland |
4 |
(0) |
| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| 2008-15 2009-15 2015-16 2016- |
North-West University (Forwards Coach) Western Province (Forwards Coach) Stormers (Forwards Coach) Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers (Asst) South Africa (Asst) | ||
Matt Proudfoot (born 30 January 1972) educated at Potchefstroom High School for Boys is a South African born former Scottish international rugby union player who played for Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh Rugby. He is now an assistant coach with South Africa, having previously coached the forwards at Western Province, Stormers and North-West University and Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers in Japan.[1]
He made his debut for Scotland in 1998 in a match against Fiji.[2] He was capped 4 times for the national team finishing with a cap against Ireland in 2003. He qualified for Scotland through his Dumfries grandfather.[3]
Proudfoot played for Melrose then Edinburgh Rugby, before returning to South Africa to play for the Leopards and the Blue Bulls. In 2003 he returned to Scotland to play for Glasgow Warriors.[4]
Matt won 3 international caps while with Edinburgh. Injury forced him into semi-retirement and his return to South Africa, however Glasgow Warriors coach Hugh Campbell persuaded him to return to Scottish professional rugby with his move to Glasgow.[5] He won 1 more international cap while with the Warriors.[3]
On 17 May 2016 it was announced that Proudfoot would be leaving Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers to become an assistant coach with the South Africa national rugby union team.[6]
References
- ↑ "Proudfoot follows Coetzee to Japan". Sport.
- ↑ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Fiji v Scotland at Suva". ESPN scrum.
- 1 2 "Glasgow Warriors - Matt Proudfoot".
- ↑ Peter Donald (5 August 2003). "Proudfoot on comeback trail". Telegraph.co.uk.
- ↑ "Matt Proudfoot Joins Glasgow".
- ↑ "Proudfoot joins Springbok coaching staff". Planetrugby.com.