Matthew Tweddle
Matthew Devon Tweddle (born 1 June 1992) is a South African born Irish rugby union football player. He plays as a number 8 for professional SuperLiga club Steaua București.
 Matthew Tweddle playing for Steaua in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Matthew Devon Tweddle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1 June 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 240 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
Matthew Tweddle played throughout his career at various clubs including Villagers Worcester in South Africa, Falkirk and Boroughmuir in Scotland, College Rovers again in South Africa. At the end of 2017 there were rumors that Matt will join Italian side L'Aquila Rugby, but turned out to be just rumors. Soon after a move to Romanian SuperLiga followed where he played for Tomitanii Constanța. After just one season he moved to Steaua in Bucharest starting mid 2019. [1][2][3][4][5]
References
- www.theoffsideline.com (3 September 2016). "THE LOWDOWN – BOROUGHMUIR V STIRLING COUNTY".
- www.falkirkrfc.com (26 August 2015). "SUNNYSIDERS GETTING READY FOR THE NEW SEASON".
- www.ilcentro.it (15 October 2017). "Troiani: L'Aquila, attenta alla Primavera".
- www.cugetliber.ro (8 September 2018). "ACS Tomitanii debutează, sâmbătă, în Superliga Naţională de rugby".
- www.csasteaua.ro (30 August 2019). "Rugbiștii steliști, la startul sezonului".
External links
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- Matthew Tweddle at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Matthew Tweddle at Romanian Rugby SuperLiga (in Romanian)
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