Matt Whitley

Matt Whitley (born 20 January 1996) is an English rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the Catalans Dragons in the Betfred Super League and the England Knights at international level.

Matt Whitley
Personal information
Full nameMatthew Whitley
Born (1996-01-20) 20 January 1996
Billinge Higher End, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan
Height6 ft 0 in (1.82 m)
Weight14 st 5 lb (91 kg)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2015–18 Widnes Vikings 100 20 0 0 80
2019– Catalans Dragons 48 18 0 0 72
Total 148 38 0 0 152
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018– England Knights 2 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2]
As of 30 June 2021

He previously played for the Widnes Vikings in the Super League.

Background

Whitley was born in Billinge, Merseyside, England.

Career

He made his début for Widnes on 10 April 2015 against the Warrington Wolves, and signed a full-time contract with the club two weeks later.[3]

On 9 October 2021, Whitley played for Catalans Dragons in their 2021 Super League Grand Final defeat against St. Helens.[4]

International career

In July 2018 he was selected in the England Knights Performance squad.[5] Later that year he was selected for the England Knights on their tour of Papua New Guinea. He played against Papua New Guinea at the Oil Search National Football Stadium.[6]

References
  1. loverugbyleague
  2. RLP
  3. "Widnes Vikings: Teenage star Matt Whitley signs new three-year deal". BBC Sport. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  4. "Super League Grand Final: Catalans Dragons 10-12 St Helens: Saints win three in a row". BBC Sport.
  5. "Ten new additions in England Knights squad". loverugbyleague. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  6. "Papua New Guinea vs England Knights". WWOS. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
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