Matty Beharrell

Matty Beharrell (born 29 March 1994) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays for Hunslet RLFC in RFL League 1. He plays as a scrum-half.

Matty Beharrell
Personal information
Full nameMatthew Beharrell
Born (1994-03-29) 29 March 1994
Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight13 st 5 lb (85 kg)
Playing information
PositionScrum-half
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012–14 Hull Kingston Rovers 1 0 0 0 0
2014(loan) → Gateshead Thunder 20 10 25 1 91
2015 Newcastle Thunder 22 7 46 1 121
2016 Swinton Lions 26 2 1 1 11
2017–18 Keighley Cougars 38 9 111 2 260
2018–21 Doncaster 15 5 56 02 132
2022 Dewsbury Rams 13 1 21 0 46
2022(loan) → Hunslet RLFC 8 2 17 1 43
2023– Hunslet RLFC 0 0 0 0 0
Total 143 36 277 8 704
Source: [1][2][3][4]
As of 16 April 2023

Beharrell started his career at Hull Kingston Rovers' first team where he was the under-18 winner of the 2012 Man of Steel Awards winner in 2012. He came through Hull KR's academy, and was signed onto a professional contract in 2012. His only Super League appearance to date, has come in Hull KR's record 84–6 loss to Wigan.[5] He is just 5 feet 4 inches (1.63 m), which makes him the smallest player to have played in Super League, one inch smaller than Rob Burrow.[6]

While at Hull KR, Beharrell spent two season at Newcastle Thunder on dual registration terms before joining Newcastle on a one-year contract.[7]

Swinton Lions

In 2015 Beharrell joined Swinton Lions where he spent one season before moving to Keighley Cougars for the start of the 2017 season.[7] Beharell left Keighley in the middle of the 2018 season to join Doncaster for the rest of the 2018 season and 2019.[8]

Hunslet RLFC

On 16 Apr 2023, it was reported that Beharrell had re-joined Hunslet RLFC, from local amateur side Hull Dockers, for the remainder of the 2023 season[9]

References
  1. "Players - Love Rugby League".
  2. Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Matty Beharrell - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  3. "Player Stats". Keighley Cougars. 1 July 2018. Archived from the original on 14 September 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. "Matty Beharrell". Dons Stats. 10 March 2019.
  5. "BBC Sport - Hull KR 6-84 Wigan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  6. "Matty Beharrell | Hull KR". hullkr.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  7. "Matty Beharrell joins Keighley Cougars". Telegraph & Argus. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  8. "Dons sign Matty Beharrell". Doncaster R.L.F.C. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  9. "Matty Beharrell makes League 1 return after stint with local amateur club". Love Rugby League. 16 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
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