Matthew Allwood
Matthew Allwood (born 16 November 1992) is an Indigenous Australian professional rugby league footballer who previously played as a centre and wing for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League.
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| Full name | Matthew Allwood | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 November 1992 Scone, New South Wales, Australia, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 93 kg (14 st 9 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre, Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 21 May 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Background
Born in Scone, New South Wales, Allwood played his junior football for Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School before being signed by the Canberra Raiders.
Playing career
As a youngster, Allwood played for the Country New South Wales Under 17s and Under 18s teams and the New South Wales Combined High Schools team.[2] In 2011 and 2012, Allwood played for the Canberra Raiders' NYC team[3] before moving on to the Raiders' New South Wales Cup team, the Mount Pritchard Mounties in 2013.
Canberra Raiders
In Round 1 of the 2014 season, Allwood made his NRL debut for the Raiders against the North Queensland Cowboys at centre in the Raiders 28–22 loss at 1300SMILES Stadium.[4][5] In Round 7 against the Melbourne Storm, Allwood scored his first NRL career try in the Raiders 24-22 last minute win at Canberra Stadium.[6] Allwood finished his debut year in the NRL with him playing in 11 matches and scoring a try for the Raiders. Due to an off-field incident, Allwood was released before the season ended.[7]
New Zealand Warriors
On 20 May 2014 it was announced that Allwood had signed a 3-year contract with the New Zealand Warriors starting in 2015.[8][9] He joined the Warriors when their pre-season began in November 2014.[10]
References
- ^ Matthew Allwood rugbyleagueproject.org
- ^ "NSWCHS UNIVERSITY SHIELD GRAND FINAL (chs) Farrer M. Ag HS v EagleVale HS".
- ^ . rleague.com. Archived from the original on 8 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ "Raiders rookies Shannon Boyd and Matt Allwood set to make an impression". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "Loss to North Queensland Cowboys shows Canberra Raiders where the gaps are". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "Canberra Raiders beat Melbourne Storm in NRL thriller". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Canberra Raiders released Matt Allwood in secret smh.com.au, 11 September 2014
- ^ NRL. "ANNOUNCEMENT | Allgood signed for three years". Warriors. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ Lee Gaskin. "Canberra Raiders centre Matt Allwood signs with NZ Warriors until 2017". Canberra Times.
- ^ New signings report for duty nrl.com, 13 November 2014
External links
- New Zealand Warriors profile