James Mathews (rugby league)
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James Mathews was a rugby league
footballer in the New South Wales Rugby League
(NSWRL) competition.
Mathews attended the Yanco Agricultural College, before being signed by the Illawarra Steelers
rugby league side in 1988 where he played until joining the Eastern Suburbs
club in 1992. Mathews also headed the Roosters
points scoring list that year. His career goal kicking average was 71.89%.
The promising young centre
was killed in a car accident on 24 December 1992. The Sydney Roosters now name their Club Player of the year in his honour.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer in the New South Wales Rugby League
New South Wales Rugby League
The New South Wales Rugby League is the governing body of rugby league in New South Wales and is a member of the Australian Rugby League. It was formed in Sydney on 8 August 1907 and was known as the New South Wales Rugby Football League until 1984 when forward thinking marketing managers decided...
(NSWRL) competition.
Mathews attended the Yanco Agricultural College, before being signed by the Illawarra Steelers
Illawarra Steelers
The Illawarra Steelers are an Australian rugby league football club based in the city of Wollongong, New South Wales. The club competed in Australia's top-level Rugby League competition from 1982, when they, along with the Canberra Raiders, were admitted into the then New South Wales Rugby Football...
rugby league side in 1988 where he played until joining the Eastern Suburbs
Sydney Roosters
The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League and is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Australian rugby league history, having won twelve New South Wales Rugby League...
club in 1992. Mathews also headed the Roosters
Sydney Roosters
The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League and is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Australian rugby league history, having won twelve New South Wales Rugby League...
points scoring list that year. His career goal kicking average was 71.89%.
The promising young centre
Rugby league positions
A rugby league football team consists of thirteen players on the field, with four substitutes on the bench. Players are divided into two general categories: "forwards" and "backs"....
was killed in a car accident on 24 December 1992. The Sydney Roosters now name their Club Player of the year in his honour.