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
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
NSW Cup and junior grades
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
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
- ^ 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. May 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ "Matthew French – 18th Man". 18thman.com. May 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ "Matthew French – NSW Cup profile". NSWRL.com.au. 7 July 2025. 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. May 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2025.