Matty Nicholson (born 18 July 2003) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the Canberra Raiders in the NRL.
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| Full name | Matthew Nicholson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 July 2003 Halifax, West Yorkshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 29 April 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Background
editBorn in Halifax, West Yorkshire, Nicholson played his amateur rugby league for Siddal.[3]
Playing career
editWigan
editNicholson started his professional career at Wigan Warriors. He made his senior debut in 2021 on loan at Newcastle Thunder, and was loaned out again to the club at the start of the 2022 season. In May 2022, Nicholson made his Super League debut for Wigan, scoring two tries in a 22–32 defeat against Huddersfield Giants.[4]
Warrington
editIn June 2022, Warrington Wolves announced the signing of Nicholson on a three-and-a-half-year contract.[5] Nicholson played 18 games for Warrington in the 2023 Super League season as Warrington finished sixth on the table and qualified for the playoffs. He played in the clubs elimination playoff loss against St Helens.[6] On 8 June 2024, Nicholson played in Warrington's 2024 Challenge Cup final loss against Wigan.[7]
Canberra Raiders
editOn 12 July 2024 it was reported that he had signed for Canberra in the NRL on a three-year deal.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Player Summary: Matty Nicholson". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "Getting to know Astley & Nicholson". Wigan Warriors. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "Wigan fall short against Giants". Wigan Warriors. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "Matty Nicholson; Warrington Wolves sign Wigan youngster". Warrington Guardian. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "Highs and lows from Warrington Wolves' 2023 season". www.warringtonguardian.co.uk.
- ^ "Wigan beat Warrington to win Challenge Cup". www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Nicholson to leave Warrington for Canberra". BBC Sport. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
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