Matt Daylight Explained

Matt Daylight
Fullname:Matthew Daylight
Birth Date:2 March 1974
Birth Place:Australia
Retired:yes
Club1:Cronulla Sharks
Year1start:1995
Appearances1:2
Tries1:1
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:4
Club2:Perth Reds
Year2start:1997
Appearances2:11
Tries2:3
Goals2:0
Fieldgoals2:0
Points2:12
Club3:Adelaide Rams
Year3start:1998
Appearances3:20
Tries3:7
Goals3:0
Fieldgoals3:0
Points3:28
Club4:Gateshead Thunder
Year4start:1999
Appearances4:30
Tries4:25
Goals4:0
Fieldgoals4:0
Points4:100
Club5:Hull FC
Year5start:2000
Appearances5:22
Tries5:12
Goals5:0
Fieldgoals5:0
Points5:48
Club6:Cronulla Sharks
Year6start:2001
Appearances6:3
Tries6:1
Goals6:0
Fieldgoals6:0
Points6:4
Teama:Scotland
Yearastart:2000
Appearancesa:3
Triesa:0
Goalsa:0
Fieldgoalsa:0
Pointsa:0
Updated:21 January 2019
Source:RLP

Matthew "Matt" Daylight (born 2 March 1974) is a former Scotland rugby league footballer who played on the . A speedy outside back, he played for five different clubs throughout his career in both Australia and England.

Career

Australia

Daylight began his rugby league career with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in 1995, playing two games for the club in his debut season.[1] In 1997, Daylight made the move to the Western Reds, who were competing in the Australian Super League at the time. His most successful stint in Australia was in the inaugural season of the National Rugby League when he played for the Adelaide Rams. Daylight played 20 games for the Rams, scoring 7 tries.

Daylight's last season was again with Cronulla in 2001, where he played just three games and scored one try.

England

After the Rams were dissolved prior to the 1999 NRL season, Daylight linked with the Gateshead Thunder in 1999, scoring 25 tries in 30 appearances for the club. He then left the Thunder to join Hull FC (Heritage № 967) in 2000, scoring 12 tries in 22 games.

Representative career

Daylight was also selected as a Scotland international and played at the 2000 Rugby League World Cup.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rugby League Project - Home of the history of the NRL, Super League, Challenge Cup and more - RLP . 2023-10-27 . www.rugbyleagueproject.org.