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Matt Whitley
English professional rugby league footballer
Matt Whitley (born 20 January 1996) is an English rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for St Helens in the Betfred Super League and the England Knights at international level.
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| Full name | Matthew Whitley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1996-01-20) 20 January 1996 (age 28) St Helens, Merseyside, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 14 st 5 lb (91 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He previously played for the Widnes Vikings and Catalans Dragons in the Super League.
Whitley was born in Billinge, Merseyside, England.
Widnes Vikings
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]
Catalans Dragons
On 9 October 2021, Whitley played for Catalans Dragons in their 2021 Super League Grand Final defeat against St. Helens.[4] On 14 October 2023, Whitley played in Catalans 2023 Super League Grand Final loss against Wigan.[5]
St Helens
On 18 October 2023, Whitley signed a two-year deal to join his boyhood club St Helens.[6] In round 1 of the 2024 Super League season, Whitley made his club debut for St Helens and scored two tries as the club defeated the newly promoted London Broncos 40-4.[7]
In July 2018 he was selected in the England Knights Performance squad.[8] 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.[9]
- "Widnes Vikings: Teenage star Matt Whitley signs new three-year deal". BBC Sport. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- "Wigan Warriors crowned Super League champions after downing Dragons". www.theguardian.com.
- "St Helens make third signing for 2024 in shape of Grand Finalist Matt Whitley from Catalans Dragons". Love Rugby League. 18 October 2023.
- "Ten new additions in England Knights squad". loverugbyleague. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- "Papua New Guinea vs England Knights". WWOS. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
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