Johnny Matthews (rugby union)
Johnny Matthews (born 5 July 1993) is a Scotland 'A' international rugby union player who plays for Glasgow Warriors. His usual position is at the Hooker position.[1]
| Birth name | Johnathan Matthews | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 July 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 107 kg (16 st 12 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Matthews played for Sedgley Park in the season 2016–17.[1] He scored 26 tries in 29 appearances.[2] While with Yorkshire Carnegie he played for Otley.[2]
On moving to Scotland in 2017 Matthews played for Boroughmuir.[2] He finished the Scottish Premiership's top try scorer for 2018–19 season.[2]
Professional career
From Sedgley Park, Matthews moved to Yorkshire Carnegie.[2] He then played for Sale Jets, the Sale Sharks 2XV.[2]
Matthews was a back-up player for Edinburgh.[2]
It was announced on 6 September that Matthews had signed a professional contract with Glasgow Warriors for short-term cover over the 2019 Rugby World Cup; when Glasgow lose around 15 of their players to the national squads involved in the tournament.[1]
Matthews said of the Warriors move: "I’m absolutely delighted to sign. Glasgow is one of the biggest clubs in Europe and I’m looking forward to hopefully getting a few games under my belt while I’m here."
Matthews made his debut for Glasgow Warriors in their opening match of the 2019-20 season - against Ulster at Kingspan Stadium, Belfast on 7 September 2019.[3]
Matthews scored his first try for the club in the return match in a 36–33 victory at Scotstoun Stadium.[4]
On 29 November 2019 it was confirmed that Matthews' Glasgow Warriors contract will be extended to the rest of the 2019–20 season.[5]
On 1st April 2023, Matthews scored a quintet of tries against Dragons in the European Challenge Cup- a Warriors record
International career
Matthews is Scottish-qualified as his mother is from Glasgow. He has represented Scotland at Under 18 and at Club XV levels.[6][7]
He was called up to the Scotland squad for the 2022 summer tour on 17 June 2022.[8]
He was capped by Scotland 'A' on 25 June 2022 in their match against Chile.[9]
Administrative career
Matthews studied Sports Marketing at Leeds Beckett University.[10]
He was a Rugby Development Officer at North Berwick RFC from 2017 to 2018.[10]
Matthews was the Commercial and Community Development Manager at Boroughmuir from 2018 to 2019.[10]
On 19 January 2022, Matthews took the position of Commercial Manager of Watsonians.[11]
References
- "Johnny Matthews". Glasgow Warriors.
- Harper, Gavin (7 March 2019). "Boroughmuir's Johnny Matthews on finishing Prem's top tryscorer and his career to date".
- Bathgate, Stuart (7 September 2019). "Ulster v Glasgow: second-half slump sees Warriors sustain heavy loss". The Offside Line.
- Heatly, Gary (14 September 2019). "Glasgow v Ulster: Adam Nicol nicks it for Warriors". The Offside Line.
- "Squad Update".
- "Glasgow Warriors bring in two recruits on short-term deals". HeraldScotland.
- Barnes, David (17 December 2018). "Scotland Club XV training squad unveiled by head coach Rob Chrystie". The Offside Line.
- @Scotlandteam (17 June 2022). "Scotland squad update:Adam Hastings (hamstring) and Huw Jones (back) will not travel for the summer tour due to i…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "Chile v Scotland A". Scottish Rugby Union.
- https://uk.linkedin.com/in/johnathan-matthews-336101179?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F
- "Johnny Matthews comes on board as Commercial Manager". Watsonians RFC.