Matt Blaymire
Matt "Matty" Blaymire (born 4 June 1982) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. He played at club level for York City Knights and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats as a fullback.
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| Full name | Matthew Blaymire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 June 1982 Leeds, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 94 kg (14 st 11 lb) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Fullback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Blaymire was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England on 4 June 1982. He started his rugby league career in the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats academy before joining York City Knights in 2003, where he scored 22 tries in 50 appearances.[4] After impressing for York, Blaymire returned to the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats at the end of the 2006's Super League XI (Heritage № 1245).[5] He spent five seasons at Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, making over 100 appearances for the club before being forced to retire in 2011 due to a knee injury.[6]
References
- "Official site of the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats". web page. Wakefield Wildcats. 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
- loverugbyleague
- Rugby League Project
- 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.