Matty Russell
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| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Russell | |||||
| Born | 6 June 1993[1] Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland | |||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[1] | |||||
| Weight | 14 st 0 lb (89 kg)[1] | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Fullback, Wing | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2011–2012 | Wigan Warriors | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2012 (loan) | → Hull F.C. | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Gold Coast Titans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014– | Warrington Wolves | 70 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 76 |
| Total | 78 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 88 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2013–16 | Scotland | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Source: RLP | ||||||
Matthew "Matty" Russell (born 6 June 1993 in Irvine) is a Scottish professional rugby league player for English club Warrington Wolves of Super League. A Scotland national representative fullback, he previously played for Wigan Warriors and Hull F.C., as well as in the National Rugby League for Australian club Gold Coast Titans.[2]
Russell's Super League career started with the Wigan Warriors, playing some games on loan to Hull F.C.. He then agreed a two-year deal with Australian NRL team, the Gold Coast Titans, but returned to England a season later. Russell was named in the Scotland squad for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.[3][4] He was one of the star players in the tournament. On 16 April 2014, the entertaining, fast running Scottish fullback, signed a new three-year deal that would keep him at Warrington until November 2017.[5]
In 2016, Russell was part of Scotland's Four Nations campaign, where he scored a try in their second game against England. He also played in the historic game against New Zealand, where Scotland's 18-18 draw saw them become the first 'fourth nation' to earn a point since the Four Nations series inaugurated in 2009.[6]
References
- 1 2 3 "Matthew Russell". warringtonwolves.com. Warrington Wolves. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- ↑ Wigan reserve full back Matty Russell has agreed a two year deal with NRL outfit Gold Coast Titans skysports.com
- ↑ McCormack finalises Scotland Squad rlwc2013.com
- ↑ Uncapped Russell named in Scotland's World Cup squad heraldscotland.com
- ↑ http://www.superleague.co.uk/article/29999/matty-russell-seals-new-wolves
- ↑ Scotland make history in Four Nations draw with holders New Zealand theguardian.com