Matty Smith
Encyclopedia
Matty Smith is an English rugby league
footballer who plays for Salford City Reds
in the engage Super League
, having spent the 2010 season on loan there from his parent club St. Helens.
He was recalled by St Helens to play in the 2010 Grand Final vs Wigan Warriors
, which St Helens lost, despite a valiant performance by Smith.
Before rugby he had a youth career with Everton FC and appeared in the reserve team occasionally.
Smith was revealed as one of the Crusaders' new recruits on 26 November 2008, and played for the Welsh franchise in their first season in the Super League
.
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 who plays for Salford City Reds
Salford City Reds
Salford City Reds are an English rugby league club based in Salford, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1873, they currently play in the Super League. They have won six Rugby Football League Championships and one Challenge Cup...
in the engage Super League
Super League
Super League is the top-level professional rugby league football club competition in Europe. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League. The League features fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from...
, having spent the 2010 season on loan there from his parent club St. Helens.
He was recalled by St Helens to play in the 2010 Grand Final vs Wigan Warriors
Wigan Warriors
Wigan Warriors is an English rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club's first team squad competes in the engage Super League and the team are the current Challenge Cup holders as of the 27th August 2011....
, which St Helens lost, despite a valiant performance by Smith.
Before rugby he had a youth career with Everton FC and appeared in the reserve team occasionally.
Smith was revealed as one of the Crusaders' new recruits on 26 November 2008, and played for the Welsh franchise in their first season in the Super League
Super League
Super League is the top-level professional rugby league football club competition in Europe. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League. The League features fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from...
.