Matt Heaton
Matt Heaton (born 9 February 1993) is a Canadian rugby union player who plays as a flanker for Rugby ATL in Major League Rugby (MLR). He also represents Canada playing for the Canadian national rugby union team internationally.[1]
| Full name | Matthew Josef Heaton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 9 February 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Godmanchester, Quebec | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He was included in the Canadian squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup which is held in Japan for the first time and also marks his first World Cup appearance.[2][3]
Heaton is a 2 time recipient of the Rugby Canada 15's Player of the year award. (2017 & 2019)
Career
He made his international debut for Canada against Japan on 11 June 2016.[4] He made his first World Cup match appearance against Italy on 26 September 2019, as a substitute, in Canada's opening match of the tournament in Pool B.[5] Heaton put in a 14 tackle performance on 2 October 2019, as a starter, vs New Zealand in Canada's second RWC pool match. Heaton scored his first international try on 8 October 2019, as a starter, vs South Africa in Canada's third RWC pool match.
Club statistics
- As of 1 March 2020
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
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| MLR 2020 | Rugby ATL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
References
- "Matt Heaton". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- "Rugby Canada announces 2019 Rugby World Cup Team; Final warm-up test match against USA set to take place September 7th at BC Place Stadium". Rugby Canada. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- "ROSTER UPDATE: RUGBY WORLD CUP 2019". Rugby Canada. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- "Canada v Japan". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-union/international/rugby-world-cup-2019-italy-vs-canada-result-tries-bonus-point-pool-b-a9121171.html%7Ctitle=Italy thrash Canada to collect second bonus-point win|date=2019-09-26|website=The Independent|language=en|url-status=live|access-date=26 September 2019}}