Matt McGahan explained

Matthew McGahan

Birth Name:

Matthew Thomas McGahan

Birth Place:

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Birth Date:

1993 4, df=yes

Weight:

91kg (201lb)

Year1start:

2013

Club1:

Melbourne Storm

Appearances1:

Points1:

Module:

Embed:	yes
Years1:	2014–2016
Years2:	2015–2016
Clubs2:	Blues
Years3:	2017–2018
Clubs3:	Yamaha Júbilo
Years4:	2019
Clubs4:	Reds
Years5:	2019
Years6:	2020–
Clubs6:	Ricoh Black Rams
Apps1:	32
Points1:	116
Apps2:	12
Points2:	5
Apps3:	15
Points3:	47
Apps4:	5
Points4:	3
Apps5:	8
Points5:	48
Apps6:	6
Points6:	28
Ru Clubupdate:	21 February 2021

Matthew McGahan (born 21 April 1993) is an Australian born rugby union player of Irish descent. His father played professional rugby league in New Zealand. Matt plays in the fly-half (and occasionally inside centre) position for The Ricoh Black Rams.^[1] and formerly in the Mitre 10 Cup for North Harbour and Australia's National Rugby League (NRL) rugby league club the Melbourne Storm.^[2] He formerly played for Yamaha Jubilo in the Japanese top League.

He is the son of rugby league legend, Hugh McGahan.

Early life

McGahan came to the attention of national selectors at the age of 17, after he was selected in the New Zealand secondary schools team against Australia in 2010.^[3] He attended Mount Albert Grammar School in Auckland, where he excelled in its first XV. Despite numerous approaches from rugby union while still at school, McGahan decided to take up a rugby league contract with the Melbourne Storm in the NRL's under-20s competition.

Notes and References

Web site: Matt McGahan North Harbour Profile. 31 May 2015 .
Web site: Matt McGahan Melbourne Storm Profile. 31 May 2015 .
Web site: Rugby: NZ schools team to play Australia named . 31 May 2015. 5 October 2010 .