Matt McGahan
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| Born | Matthew Thomas McGahan 21 April 1993 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Five-eighth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Education | Mount Albert Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Father | Hugh McGahan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Matthew McGahan (born 21 April 1993) is an Australian born rugby union player of Irish descent. His father played professional rugby league in New Zealand. Matt plays in the fly-half (and occasionally inside centre) position for The Ricoh Black Rams.[1] and formerly in the Mitre 10 Cup for North Harbour and Australia's National Rugby League (NRL) rugby league club the Melbourne Storm.[2] He formerly played for Yamaha Jubilo in the Japanese top League.
McGahan is eligible to represents Japan at international level after qualifying on residency grounds.
He is the son of rugby league legend, Hugh McGahan.
Early life
[edit]McGahan came to the attention of national selectors at the age of 17, after he was selected in the New Zealand secondary schools team against Australia in 2010.[3] He attended Mount Albert Grammar School in Auckland, where he excelled in its first XV. Despite numerous approaches from rugby union while still at school, McGahan decided to take up a rugby league contract with the Melbourne Storm in the NRL's under-20s competition.
After three seasons with the Storm, McGahan had made 54 appearances in the NRL Under-20s competition scoring 421 points. He left Melbourne following the 2013 season, returning to New Zealand and the sport of rugby union.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Matt McGahan North Harbour Profile". 31 May 2015.
- ^ "Matt McGahan Melbourne Storm Profile". 31 May 2015.
- ^ "Rugby: NZ schools team to play Australia named". 31 May 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
- ^ Lawton, Aaron (13 October 2013). "Matt McGahan eyes rugby as he quits league". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- 1993 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen
- Australian rugby league players
- Australian rugby union players
- Black Rams Tokyo players
- Blues (Super Rugby) players
- Melbourne Storm players
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in Japan
- North Harbour rugby union players
- People educated at Mount Albert Grammar School
- Queensland Reds players
- Rugby league five-eighths
- Rugby league players from Sydney
- Rugby union centres
- Rugby union fly-halves
- Rugby union fullbacks
- Rugby union players from Sydney
- Shizuoka Blue Revs players
- Toyota Verblitz players