Mattie Stewart | |
Birth Name: | Matthew James Stewart |
Birth Date: | 18 May 1973 |
Birth Place: | Dartford, England |
Height: | 1.8m (05.9feet) |
Weight: | 115kg (254lb) |
Occupation: | physical training instructor |
Ru Position: | prop |
Amatyears1: | 1997–2003 |
Amatteam1: | Northampton Saints |
Years1: | 1996-2003 |
Apps1: | 169 |
Points1: | 5 |
Repyears1: | 1996–2002 |
Repcaps1: | 34 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
Matthew James Stewart (born 18 May 1973) is a former rugby union player, who gained 34 caps as a prop for Scotland (1996–2002).
Stewart was born on 18 May 1973 in Dartford, England.[1]
Stewart’s first international appearance was against Italy at Murrayfield on 14 December 1996. He was a Lance Corporal physical training instructor in the British Army at the time.[2]
He returned to start for Scotland in February 2000 against Italy.[2] He went on the 2002 Scotland rugby union tour of North America where Ian McGeechan tried playing him at loose head against Canada.[3]
His last cap was against Romania at Murrayfield on 9 November 2002, coming on as a late replacement.[4]
He played 169 matches for the Northampton Saints between 1997 and 2003 during which time he scored five points for the club.[1] Whilst at Northampton he started in the victorious 2000 Heineken Cup Final as they defeated Munster.[5]
He played two matches for Barbarian F.C. in 1994.[6]