Matthew French (rugby league)
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| Full name | Matthew French | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 November 1999 Gosford, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 94 kg (14 st 11 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Lock | |||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 22 July 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Matthew French (born 16 November 1999) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a lock forward for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Early life
[edit]French grew up on the Central Coast of New South Wales. He played junior rugby league with The Entrance Tigers before progressing through North Sydney’s junior representative system.[3]
Playing career
[edit]NSW Cup and junior grades
[edit]French featured for North Sydney in the Jersey Flegg Cup in 2018, before joining South Sydney's Jersey Flegg side in 2019, where he was part of the premiership-winning team.[4] He made his NSW Cup debut for South Sydney in Round 1 of the 2021 season against Penrith.[5]
NRL debut
[edit]French made his NRL debut in Round 10 of the 2024 season, coming off the interchange bench in a 28–14 loss to St George Illawarra at Jubilee Oval.[6][7] As of July 2025, that remains his sole first-grade appearance.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Matt French – Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ "Matthew French – Rabbitohs profile". Rabbitohs.com.au. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ "Matthew French – 18th Man". 18thman.com. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ "Matthew French – 18th Man". 18thman.com. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ "Matthew French – NSW Cup profile". NSWRL.com.au. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ "Dragons v Rabbitohs: Teaupa, French to debut". NRL.com. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ "Matthew French – 18th Man". 18thman.com. Retrieved 22 July 2025.