Matty Lees
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| Full name | Matthew Lees | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 February 1998 Dogdale England, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 15 st 10 lb (100 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 25 September 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Matty Hercu Lees (born 4 February 1998) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for St Helens in the Super League[3] and the England Knights at international level.
He has spent time on loan from Saints at the Sheffield Eagles in the Betfred Championship.
Career
Lees made his Super League and professional début on 7 September 2017 at Belle Vue against Wakefield. Saints won the game 16-18.
In 2018, he played for the Sheffield Eagles on Dual registration.[4]
He played for St Helens in their 8-4 2020 Super League Grand Final victory over Wigan at the Kingston Communications Stadium in Hull.[5]
On 17 July 2021, Lees played for St. Helens in their 26-12 2021 Challenge Cup Final victory over Castleford.[6] On 9 October 2021, Lees played for St. Helens in their 12-10 2021 Super League Grand Final victory over Catalans Dragons.[7] On 24 September 2022, Lees scored the fastest try in Super League Grand Final history after crossing over in the second minute of play during St Helens 24-12 victory over Leeds in the decider.[8]
International career
In July 2018 he was selected in the England Knights Performance squad.[9] Later that year he was selected for the England Knights on their tour of Papua New Guinea. He played against Papua New Guinea at the PNG Football Stadium[10] and the Oil Search National Football Stadium.[11]
References
- ^ RLP
- ^ loverugbyleague
- ^ "Saints bring in fresh faces". St Helens Reporter. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ "Matty Lees joins Eagles on dual-registration". 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "Super League Grand Final: Wigan 4-8 St Helens". BBC Sport.
- ^ "How St Helens players have celebrated their first Challenge Cup win in 13 years". www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk.
- ^ "Super League Grand Final: Catalans Dragons 10-12 St Helens: Saints win three in a row". BBC Sport.
- ^ "St Helens sink Leeds to win record fourth consecutive Grand Final". www.theguardian.com.
- ^ "Ten new additions in England Knights squad". loverugbyleague. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ "Papua New Guinea vs England Knights". WWOS. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ "Papua New Guinea v England Knights". WWOS. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
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