Matt Stevens (rugby union)
Matthew John Hamilton Stevens (born 1 October 1982) is a South African-born English international rugby union player, who plays at prop for French Top 14 side Toulon.
He can cover both sides of the scrum and most of his England caps have come at tighthead. He formerly played for Bath Rugby club. In 2009 after a positive drugs test, he was banned from the game for two years.
Rugby career
Early career in South Africa
Born 1 October 1982 in Durban, South Africa, Stevens was educated at Kearsney College, South Africa and played his youth rugby in that country, earning representative honours for Western Province, South African Universities and the Junior Springboks at Under 18 and Under 19 level, before deciding to move to England to pursue his university studies.
Bath
He joined Bath in September 2002 and gained attention towards the end of the 2002–03 season, making five appearances as a substitute. He put in strong performances coming off the bench for Bath early in the following season as the pack dominated all opposition.