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Richie Mathers
Personal information
Full nameRichard Anthony Mathers[1]
Born (1983-10-24) 24 October 1983 (age 40)
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Playing information
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight15 st 2 lb (96 kg)[2]
PositionFullback, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2002–06 Leeds Rhinos 95 30 0 0 120
2002(loan) →
Hunslet Hawks
 2 0 0 0 0
2002(loan) → Warrington Wolves 7 0 0 0 0
2007 Gold Coast Titans 6 0 0 0 0
2008–09 Wigan Warriors 25 2 0 0 8
2009–10 Warrington Wolves 47 14 0 0 56
2011 Castleford Tigers 23 7 0 0 28
2012–14 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 73 24 0 0 96
2015 London Broncos 4 0 0 0 0
2016 Bradford Bulls 8 0 0 0 0
Total 290 77 0 0 308
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2005 England 2 0 1 0 2
Source: [3][4][5]

Richard 'Richie' Mathers (born 24 October 1983) is an English former professional rugby league footballer.[3][4] An England international representative fullback,[5][6] he started his professional career at the Leeds Rhinos, with whom he won the 2004 Championship. He played as a fullback for a number of clubs throughout his career.

Background

Mathers was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

Playing career

Mathers first started off his rugby league career at amateur rugby league club Milford Marlins and East Leeds. Mathers is one of numerous players who rose through the ranks at Leeds. A star of the academy, with whom he played in two consecutive Grand Final wins with, he broke into the first team at the end of 2002 after a loan spell with Warrington.

Leeds Rhinos

After making seven appearances with the Warrington club, Mathers rejoined the

Super League IX at Old Trafford, Manchester
on Saturday 16 October 2004, in front of a crowd of 65,547.

By 2005 Mathers was promoted to the number one shirt and was one of the first names on the team sheet,[

Super League XI, Mathers injured his knee against Hull F.C. at Headingley, which not only ended his season but also his Leeds career. In 2007, he made his début for the new National Rugby League (NRL) team the Gold Coast
.

Gold Coast Titans

Mathers did not play for the Gold Coast club for much of the start of the season, but an injury to regular

knee reconstruction
.

Wigan Warriors

Wigan (

Super League XIV for a trip on Wakefield wing Dave Halley. He was cited by the Rugby Football League
, and received a two-match suspension, ruling him out of games against Hull and Castleford.

Warrington signed Mathers on 6 April 2009, with Martin Gleeson going the other way to Wigan, plus a six figure transfer fee to Warrington.[7][8]

Warrington Wolves

Mathers had to wait more than a month for his Warrington début, when he scored twice against Featherstone Rovers in a Challenge Cup tie on 10 May 2009 and scored the first try in the Challenge Cup Final for Warrington.

Mathers played in the

2010 Challenge Cup Final victory over Leeds at Wembley Stadium.[9][10]

Castleford Tigers

Mathers joined Castleford Tigers (Heritage No. 911) for the 2011 season after he signed a three-year deal with the Yorkshire club. He made 22 Super League appearances for the team before being loaned out to Wakefield Trinity for the 2012 season.[11]

Wakefield Trinity Wildcats

Mathers joined Wakefield Trinity for the 2012 season.

London Broncos

On 7 August,

Kingstone Press Championship side London Broncos announced the signing of Mathers on a two-year deal starting from 2015.[12]

Mathers made his London Broncos début in a 26–22 victory over Doncaster at The Hive.

Bradford Bulls

Mathers announced he was coming out of retirement and signed a 1-Year Deal with the Bradford Bulls.

2016 - 2016 Season

Mathers did not feature in any pre-season games. He featured in Round 1 (

Leigh) to Round 16 (Dewsbury
).

Statistics do not include pre-season friendlies.

Season Appearance Tries Goals F/G Points
2016 Bradford Bulls 8 0 0 0 0
Total 8 0 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ Companies House
  2. ^ "Brian Carney's Warrington player profiles". news.bbc.co.uk. 28 August 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. ^ a b "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 30 November 1994. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Challenge Cup final 2010: Warrington's Richie Mathers to forget Leeds ties at Wembley". The Telegraph. UK. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Third time lucky for Mathers". warringtonwolves.org. 6 April 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  8. ^ "Martin Gleeson transfer". warringtonwolves.org. 6 April 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  9. ^ Scott, Ged (28 August 2010). "Leeds 6–30 Warrington". BBC. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  10. ^ Wilson, Andy (28 August 2010). "Chris Hicks hat-trick leads Warrington to Challenge Cup triumph over Leeds". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 31 August 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  11. ^ "Wakefield sign Mathers on-loan from Castleford". rleague.com. 17 December 2011. Archived from the original on 30 November 1994. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  12. ^ "Broncos swoop for Mathers". londonbroncosrl.com. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 30 November 1994. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

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