Matty Russell

Matty Russell

Personal information
Full name	Matthew Russell
Born	(1993-06-06) 6 June 1993[1] Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[1]
Weight	14 st 0 lb (89 kg)[1]
Playing information
Position	Fullback, Wing
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2011–2012	Wigan Warriors	2	3	0	0	12
2012 (loan)	→ Hull F.C.	6	0	0	0	0
2013	Gold Coast Titans	0	0	0	0	0
2014–	Warrington Wolves	70	19	0	0	76
	Total	78	22	0	0	88
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2013–16	Scotland	7	5	0	0	20
Source: RLP

Matthew "Matty" Russell (born 6 June 1993 in Irvine) is a Scottish professional rugby league player for English club Warrington Wolves of Super League. A Scotland national representative fullback, he previously played for Wigan Warriors and Hull F.C., as well as in the National Rugby League for Australian club Gold Coast Titans.^[2]

Russell's Super League career started with the Wigan Warriors, playing some games on loan to Hull F.C.. He then agreed a two-year deal with Australian NRL team, the Gold Coast Titans, but returned to England a season later. Russell was named in the Scotland squad for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.^[3][4] He was one of the star players in the tournament. On 16 April 2014, the entertaining, fast running Scottish fullback, signed a new three-year deal that would keep him at Warrington until November 2017.^[5]

In 2016, Russell was part of Scotland's Four Nations campaign, where he scored a try in their second game against England. He also played in the historic game against New Zealand, where Scotland's 18-18 draw saw them become the first 'fourth nation' to earn a point since the Four Nations series inaugurated in 2009.^[6]

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