Matty Beharrell (born 29 March 1994) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays for Hunslet RLFC in RFL League 1. He plays as a scrum-half.
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| Full name | Matthew Beharrell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 March 1994 Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 13 st 5 lb (85 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Scrum-half | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Beharrell started his career at Hull Kingston Rovers' first team where he was the under-18 winner of the 2012 Man of Steel Awards winner in 2012. He came through Hull KR's academy, and was signed onto a professional contract in 2012. His only Super League appearance to date, has come in Hull KR's record 84–6 loss to Wigan.[5] He is just 5 feet 4 inches (1.63 m), which makes him the smallest player to have played in Super League, one inch smaller than Rob Burrow.[6]
While at Hull KR, Beharrell spent two season at Newcastle Thunder on dual registration terms before joining Newcastle on a one-year contract.[7]
Swinton Lions
editIn 2015 Beharrell joined Swinton Lions where he spent one season before moving to Keighley Cougars for the start of the 2017 season.[7] Beharell left Keighley in the middle of the 2018 season to join Doncaster for the rest of the 2018 season and 2019.[8]
Hunslet RLFC
editOn 16 April 2023, it was reported that Beharrell had re-joined Hunslet RLFC, from local amateur side Hull Dockers, for the remainder of the 2023 season[9]
References
edit- ^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Matty Beharrell - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "Player Stats". Keighley Cougars. 1 July 2018. Archived from the original on 14 September 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Matty Beharrell". Dons Stats. 10 March 2019.
- ^ "Player Summary: Matty Beharrell". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ "BBC Sport - Hull KR 6-84 Wigan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ^ "Matty Beharrell | Hull KR". hullkr.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ^ a b "Matty Beharrell joins Keighley Cougars". Telegraph & Argus. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ^ "Dons sign Matty Beharrell". Doncaster R.L.F.C. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "Matty Beharrell makes League 1 return after stint with local amateur club". Love Rugby League. 16 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
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