Mat Gardner
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Full name | Matthew Gardner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England | 24 August 1985|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 15 st 6 lb (98 kg) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Wing, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 19 February 2021 |
Mat Gardner (born 24 August 1985) is a professional rugby league footballer.
Playing career
Huddersfield Giants
Gardner joined from Castleford Tigers and made his Super League début in a match against Wakefield Trinity on 4 March 2006 for Huddersfield. He enjoyed a solid début season with the Huddersfield in 2006, which included a memorable hat-trick against the Catalans Dragons, and also played several games, which saw him line-up against his brother Ade Gardner.
He played in Huddersfield's first seven games and scored 2 tries, although a long run in the reserves followed before he was recalled for the game against Harlequins RL.
Salford Red Devils
With Huddersfield signing David Hodgson from Salford and Rod Jensen being established on the other wing, Mat Gardner left Huddersfield and signed for Salford for the 2008 season.
Harlequins RL
Gardner moved to Harlequins RL for the 2009 Super League season. He then moved to Widnes, boarding and playing darts but never marking at The Sporties in St. Helens.
Leigh Centurions
He signed for Leigh for the 2012 season scoring 26 tries in 58 appearances up till the beginning of the 2014 season.
International
On 22 Feb 2020, Mat captained and coached Brazil in their 30-14 win over Peru in Sydney.
International career
Gardner was called up to represent Brazil in rugby union sevens at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
In 2020 he played one game for the Brazil national rugby league team.
References
- ^ "RLFANS.COM Super League Statistics". web page. RLFANS.COM. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
- ^ loverugbyleague
- ^ Rugby League Project
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Barrow Raiders players
- Brazil national rugby league team coaches
- Brazil national rugby league team players
- Castleford Tigers players
- Cumbria rugby league team players
- English people of Brazilian descent
- English rugby league players
- Huddersfield Giants players
- Leigh Leopards players
- London Broncos players
- Rugby league centres
- Rugby league players from Barrow-in-Furness
- Rugby league wingers
- Salford Red Devils players
- Swinton Lions players
- Widnes Vikings players
- English rugby league biography stubs