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]
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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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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 edit
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 the French in Albi.
In October 2016, Fozard played for Wales in the 2017 World Cup qualifierswhere he was man of the match against Italy. 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.[citation needed]
Club statistics edit
| Year | Club | Competition | Appearances | Tries | Goals | Drop goals | Points |
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| 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[8][9] | 146 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 176 | ||
References edit
- ^ a b "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ https://www.rlef.eu.com/articles/921/kear-announces-welsh-train-on-squad
- ^ loverugbyleague
- ^ Rugby League Project
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