Matthew James Stewart (born 18 May 1973) is a former rugby union player, who gained 34 caps as a prop for Scotland (1996–2002).
| Birth name | Matthew James Stewart | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 18 May 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dartford, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 115 kg (18 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | physical training instructor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
editRugby career
editStewart’s first international appearance was against Italy at Murrayfield on 14 December 1996. He was a Lance Corporal physical training instructor in the British Army at the time.[2]
He returned to start for Scotland in February 2000 against Italy.[2] He went on the 2002 Scotland rugby union tour of North America where Ian McGeechan tried playing him at loose head against Canada.[3]
His last cap was against Romania at Murrayfield on 9 November 2002, coming on as a late replacement.[4]
He played 169 matches for the Northampton Saints between 1997 and 2003 during which time he scored five points for the club.[1] Whilst at Northampton he started in the victorious 2000 Heineken Cup Final as they defeated Munster.[5]
He played two matches for Barbarian F.C. in 1994.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Rugby: players: Iain Smith. Scotland". ESPN. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ a b "How the iron man put Stewart on his mettle". The Scotsman. 5 February 2000. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ "Stewart switch". The Scotsman. 7 June 2002. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ Turnbull, Simon (10 November 2002). "Leslie sends Scots into comfort zone". Independent on Sunday. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ "Saints secure historic victory". BBC. 27 May 2000. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ "Player Archive - M. J. Stewart". Barbarian F.C. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
External links
edit- profile on ESPN