Matt Symons

Matt Symons
Date of birth 4 August 1989
Place of birth England
Height 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight 117 kg (18 st 6 lb)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Lock
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2011-12 Esher 14 (5)
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2013- Canterbury 15 (5)
correct as of 19 October 2014.
Super Rugby
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2014- Chiefs 15 (5)
correct as of 14 February 2015.

Matt Symons (born 4 August 1989) is an English Rugby Union player who currently plays as a lock for Canterbury in the ITM Cup[1][2] and the Chiefs in Super Rugby.[3][4]

Career

Symons has had an interesting route to the top. He started out in the Saracens youth system before leaving to pursue a career in rowing. An injury to his forearm ended his rowing career and saw him make a return to rugby.[3] In 2011, he started playing professionally for RFU Championship side Esher for whom he made 14 appearances.[2]

2012 saw him head south to New Zealand where he set up base in Christchurch and initially saw action for the Canterbury B side and Crusaders Knights development team before being named in the Canterbury squad for the 2013 ITM Cup.[1][3] He became a regular starter in his first full season and earned himself a Super Rugby contract with two-time champions the Chiefs for the 2014 Super Rugby season.[4]

Symons is the older brother of Tasman midfielder Andrew Symons.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Matt Symons Canterbury Player Profile". Canterbury Rugby. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Matt Symons itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Chiefs sign English lock from Canterbury". ESPN Scrum. 27 September 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Rugby: Chiefs sign two new forwards". New Zealand Herald. 28 September 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.