Matt Garside
Matt Garside is an English rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward and centre for Halifax in the Betfred Championship.
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| Full name | Matthew Garside | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 October 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 15 st 4 lb (97 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Centre, Loose forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He previously played for the Gateshead Thunder in Championship 1, and the York City Knights, Sheffield Eagles and the London Broncos in the Championship. Garside also played for the Bradford Bulls in League 1.
Playing career
Gateshead Thunder
In 2010, Garside played for Gateshead Thunder making 12 appearances and scoring 4 tries.
York City Knights
During 2011 and 2012, Matt Garside played for the York City Knights making 46 appearances and scoring 16 tries.
Sheffield Eagles
on 6 September 2012, Sheffield Eagles announced the signing of Matt Garside from the 2013 Championship season onwards.[3] Garside played a large part of Sheffield's Grand Final winning season scoring 9 tries in 27 games with impressive performances.
London Broncos
On 2 September 2014 relegated Super League side, London Broncos, announced the signing of Garside on a 2-year full-time contract. This is his first full-time contract. Commenting on it (extract from reference), "I'm really excited to be joining the club and starting the hard work to take us into a strong Championship season. It's a massive move for me and I am really happy that I have been given the opportunity to move down to London and become a full-time athlete." [4]
Bradford Bulls
In September 2017 his contract ran out at London so he signed for Bradford Bulls on a 2 year deal.[5]
References
- loverugbyleague
- rugbyleagueproject
- http://sheffieldeagles.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=457:mattgarside&Itemid=490
- http://www.londonbroncosrl.com/news/5441.php#.VAZJbJUg9Ms
- "Matthew Garside signs up as latest Bradford Bulls addition". Telegraph and Argus. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2018.