Matty Fozard
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| Full name | Matthew Ian Fozard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 March 1995 Widnes, Lancashire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 14 st 2 lb (90 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker, Scrum-half, Loose forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Matthew Ian Fozard (born 3 March 1995) is a Wales international rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for the Widnes Vikings in the RFL Championship.[1][2]
He previously played for St Helens in the Super League, and on loan from Saints at the Batley Bulldogs in the Championship and the Rochdale Hornets in Championship 1. Fozard also played for the Sheffield Eagles in the Championship and previously played for the Broncos in the Betfred Super League and the Championship.
Background
[edit]Fozard was born in Widnes, Lancashire, England.
Career
[edit]St Helens
[edit]He played for St Helens in the Super League, and on loan from Saints at the Batley Bulldogs in the Championship and the Rochdale Hornets in Championship 1.
He made his Super League début on 21 April 2014 for St Helens against the Widnes Vikings.[3]
Sheffield Eagles
[edit]In October 2015 Fozard joined the Sheffield Eagles on a two-year deal.[4] Fozard played for the Sheffield Eagles in the Championship for three seasons.
London Broncos
[edit]In October 2018 Fozard joined the London Broncos on a two-year deal.[5]
Widnes Vikings
[edit]On 7 September 2021, it was reported that he had signed for Widnes in the RFL Championship.[6]
International
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On 7 October 2014, Fozard was selected by Welsh coach John Kear to play in Wales' 2014 European Cup campaign.[7] Fozard made his international début against France in Albi.[8][9]
In October 2016, Fozard played for Wales in the 2017 World Cup qualifiers match against Italy.[10] He was then also selected as a squad member for the tournament finals. He played in all three of their group games against Papua New Guinea, Fiji and Ireland.[11][12][13]
Club statistics
[edit]| Year | Club | Competition | Appearances | Tries | Goals | Drop goals | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 |  St Helens |
Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 |  Batley Bulldogs |
Championship | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2015 |  Rochdale Hornets |
League 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2016 |  Sheffield Eagles |
Championship | 31 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 40 |
| 2017 | Sheffield Eagles |
Championship | 33 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| 2018 | Sheffield Eagles |
Championship | 30 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 40 |
| 2019 |  London Broncos |
Super League | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2020 | London Broncos |
Championship | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 2021 | London Broncos |
Championship | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Club career total[1][2] | 146 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 176 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Brown praises young players - but focuses attention on poor starts". St Helens Star. Newsquest (North West). 22 April 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ^ "Sheffield Eagles seal signing of St Helens starlet Matty Fozard". Sheffield Telegraph. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ "Matty Fozard: London Broncos sign Sheffield Eagles back on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ "Matty Fozard heads to hometown club". Love Rugby League. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "Kear announces Welsh train-on squad". European Rugby League. 23 September 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "European Championship Game 3: France v Wales - preview". European Rugby League. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "France 42 22 Wales". European Rugby League. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Italy 14 20 Wales". European Rugby League. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Papua New Guinea 50 6 Wales". European Rugby League. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Fiji 72 6 Wales". European Rugby League. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Wales 6 34 Ireland". European Rugby League. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
External links
[edit]
- London Broncos profile
- SL profile
- Sheffield Eagles profile
- Profile at saints.org.uk
- (archived by web.archive.org) Statistics at rlwc2017.com
- Wales profile
- Welsh profile
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Batley Bulldogs players
- English rugby league players
- London Broncos players
- Rochdale Hornets players
- Rugby league hookers
- Rugby league players from Widnes
- Sheffield Eagles players
- St Helens R.F.C. players
- Wales national rugby league team players
- Welsh rugby league players
- Widnes Vikings players