Matt Crowther
Scotland international rugby league footballer
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| Full name | Matthew Lloyd Crowther[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1974-05-06) 6 May 1974 (age 49) Castleford, West Yorkshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Matt Crowther (born 6 May 1974) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s for the Sheffield Eagles, Huddersfield-Sheffield Giants and Hull FC in the Super League. He is the Head Physio at the Castleford Tigers in the Betfred Super League.
Playing career
Club career
Crowther started his professional career with the Sheffield Eagles. Matt Crowther played left wing and scored a try in Sheffield Eagles' 17–8 victory over Wigan in the 1998 Challenge Cup Final during Super League III at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 2 May 1998. Following the club's merger with Huddersfield, he played for the Huddersfield-Sheffield Giants during Super League V before moving to Hull F.C. in September 2000.[4] He remained at Hull until he was forced to retire in 2003 after breaking his leg in a match against the Castleford Tigers.[5]
International career
Crowther was a Scotland international and played at the 2000 Rugby League World Cup.
Post-playing career
After retiring as a player, Crowther became a physiotherapist. After working for the NHS for several years, he returned to rugby league as a physio for Featherstone Rovers. In 2014, he became a physio at Castleford Tigers.[6]
References
- ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ RLP
- ^ "Player Summary: Matt Crowther". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "Hull snap up Crowther". BBC Sport. 19 September 2000. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ "Injured Crowther to retire". BBC Sport. 21 October 2003. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ "Crowther working hard to get Tigers fit for Cup". Yorkshire Post. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
External links
- The Teams: Scotland
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Sheffield Eagles squad – 1998 Challenge Cup Final winners
- 1 Waisale Sovatabua
- 2 Nick Pinkney
- 3 Whetu Taewa
- 4 Keith Senior
- 5 Matt Crowther
- 6 Dave Watson
- 7 Mark Aston
- 8 Paul Broadbent (c)
- 9 John "Johnny" Lawless
- 10 Dale Laughton
- 11 Paul Carr
- 12 Darren Shaw
- 13 Rod Doyle
- 14 Michael Jackson
- 15 Darren Turner
- 16 Martin Wood
- 17 Lynton Stott
- Coach: John Kear
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