Matt McGahan
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| Born | Matthew Thomas McGahan 21 April 1993 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Five-eighth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Matthew McGahan (born 21 April 1993) is an Australian born rugby union player of Irish descent. His father played professional rugby league in New Zealand. Matt plays in the fly-half (and occasionally inside centre) position for The Ricoh Black Rams.[1] and formerly in the Mitre 10 Cup for North Harbour and Australia's National Rugby League (NRL) rugby league club the Melbourne Storm.[2] He formerly played for Yamaha Jubilo in the Japanese top League.
He is the son of rugby league legend, Hugh McGahan.
Early life
[edit]McGahan came to the attention of national selectors at the age of 17, after he was selected in the New Zealand secondary schools team against Australia in 2010.[3] He attended Mount Albert Grammar School in Auckland, where he excelled in its first XV. Despite numerous approaches from rugby union while still at school, McGahan decided to take up a rugby league contract with the Melbourne Storm in the NRL's under-20s competition.
After three seasons with the Storm, McGahan had made 54 appearances in the NRL Under-20s competition scoring 421 points. He left Melbourne following the 2013 season, returning to New Zealand and the sport of rugby union.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Matt McGahan North Harbour Profile". 31 May 2015.
- ^ "Matt McGahan Melbourne Storm Profile". 31 May 2015.
- ^ "Rugby: NZ schools team to play Australia named". 31 May 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
- ^ Lawton, Aaron (13 October 2013). "Matt McGahan eyes rugby as he quits league". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- 1993 births
- New Zealand rugby union players
- Rugby union fly-halves
- Living people
- North Harbour rugby union players
- Blues (Super Rugby) players
- New Zealand rugby league players
- Melbourne Storm players
- Shizuoka Blue Revs players
- Queensland Reds players
- Black Rams Tokyo players
- Rugby union centres
- Rugby union fullbacks
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in Japan
- People educated at Mount Albert Grammar School
- Rugby league five-eighths