Matt Munro (rugby league)

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Matt Munro
Personal information
Full nameMatt Munro
Born (1971-02-05) 5 February 1971 (age 53)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionLock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1990–91 Parramatta Eels 8 0 0 0 0
1992–95 Balmain Tigers 60 5 0 0 20
1996–97 Oldham Bears 37 8 0 0 32
1998 South Sydney 17 0 0 0 0
Total 122 13 0 0 52
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1997 Oldham Bears
Source: [1][2]
As of 18 December 2018

Matt Munro (born 5 February 1971) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s, and has coached in the 1990s. He played at club level in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership (1990–1994), Australian Rugby League (1995), and National Rugby League (1998) for the Parramatta Eels (Heritage No. 486), the Balmain Tigers (Heritage No. 797) and the South Sydney Rabbitohs (Heritage No. 915), and in 1997's Super League II for the Oldham Bears (Heritage № 1042), as a lock, [3] and has coached at club level in 1997's Super League II for the Oldham Bears.[1][2]

Playing career[edit]

Munro began his first grade career with the Parramatta Eels in Round 8 of the 1990 season against the Illawarra Steelers in a 16–12 victory. Munro then switched to Balmain Tigers in 1992 and played with the club until the end of 1995 during which time the club was re-branded as the Sydney Tigers for one season and played out of the Parramatta Stadium at the start of the Super League war. In 1998, Munro transferred to the South Sydney Rabbitohs and played one season with the club before retiring.[4][5][6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Munro locks up Qld rugby league spot". Gympie Times. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Former players to feature at Legends Day". Wests Tigers. 27 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Official Player Numbers". Parramatta Eels.
  6. ^ "Goodway makes way at Oldham". The Independent. 23 April 1997. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Andy Goodway
1994-1997
Coach

Oldham Bears

1997
Succeeded by
Mike Ford
1997-2001