Steve Matthews (rugby league)

Steve Matthews

Personal information
Born	New Zealand
Playing information
Position	Wing
Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1998–05 New Zealand Māori 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Steve Matthews is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer who represented Aotearoa Māori in the 2000 World Cup.

Playing career

Matthews played for the Glenora Bears in the Auckland Rugby League competition and in 1998 he toured the Cook Islands and Papua New Guinea with the New Zealand Māori side. He was one of only five players that toured both countries.^[2]

In 1999 he again toured Papua New Guinea with the New Zealand Māori before being selected to play against the Great Britain Lions in a curtain raiser to the final of the Rugby League Tri-Nations.^[3]

He was selected in the Aotearoa Māori squad for the 2000 Rugby League World Cup and played in one match, against Samoa.^[4]

In 2001, he joined the Hibiscus Coast Raiders and played in the side that won the 2001 Bartercard Cup.^[5] He remained with the Raiders for the 2002 Bartercard Cup.^[6]

In 2005 he against played for New Zealand Māori, in a 26-all draw with the Cook Islands.^[7]

References

1. Steve Mathews rugbyleagueproject.org
2. John Coffey, Bernie Wood (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008. Huia Publishers. p. 302. ISBN 9781869693312.
3. "Rugby League: It's a different world for Maori". 30 June 2000. Retrieved 31 October 2017 – via www.nzherald.co.nz.
4. Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Samoa vs. New Zealand Maori - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
5. "Rugby League: Financial boost for local game going into final". 14 September 2001. Retrieved 31 October 2017 – via www.nzherald.co.nz.
6. "Will It Be Two In A Row? - 10-Sep-2002 - NZ Rugby League news". home.nzcity.co.nz. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
7. "Rugby League : NZ Maori v Cook Islands - Photosport New Zealand". photosportnz.photoshelter.com. Retrieved 31 October 2017.