Matt Blaymire
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| Full name | Matthew Blaymire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 June 1982 Leeds, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 94 kg (14 st 11 lb) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Fullback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Rugby League Project | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Matt Blaymire (born 4 June 1982 in Leeds) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played at club level for York City Knights and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats as a fullback.
Career
Blaymire started his career in the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats academy before joining York City Knights in 2003, where he scored 22 tries in 50 appearances.[2]
After impressing for York, Blaymire returned to the Wildcats at the end of the 2006 season.[3] He spent five seasons at Wakefield, making over 100 appearances for the club before being forced to retire in 2011 due to a knee injury.[4]
References
- ^ "Official site of the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats". web page. Wakefield Wildcats. 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
- ^ Martini, Peter (8 September 2011). "York City Knights in need of more nous power, says Dave Woods". York Press. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ^ "Wildcats sign Golden and Blaymire". BBC Sport. 22 September 2006. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ^ "Wakefield full-back Matthew Blaymire set to retire". BBC Sport. 7 September 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2015.