Crawford Matthews
Personal information
Born (1991-11-23) 23 November 1991
Norwich, England[1]
Playing information
PositionFullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Gateshead Thunder
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2011 Scotland 2 0 0 0 0
Source: RLP
As of 8 January 2021

Crawford Matthews (born 23 November 1991) is a former Scotland international rugby league footballer who previously played for the Gateshead Thunder in League 1.

Background

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.

Club career

Hull FC

In September 2010, Matthews joined Super League side Hull F.C.[1] Where he combined his rugby with under-graduate studies at the University of Hull. Although he played regularly for the under-20 side, he never made an appearance for the first team.

International career

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 try in the final test.[7][8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Academic Lions tour Down Under for FC's Matthews". Hull Daily Mail. Local World. 23 June 2011. Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. 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. ↑ "RLEF". Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "RLEF". Archived from the original on 3 November 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  6. ↑ "Crawford on Course for Super League". thunder.champmodel.dyndns.info. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "Former Thunder Star to represent GB Academic Lions". thunder.champmodel.dyndns.info. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  8. ↑ http://www.pressreader.com/uk/herald-sport/20110430/281724086114561/TextView. Retrieved 7 May 2016 – via PressReader. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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