Matt Jess (born 4 April 1984) is a
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the Comparison of rugby league and rugby union, two codes of ru ...
player who most notably played for
Exeter Chiefs in the
Aviva Premiership. His position of choice was
Wing
A wing is a type of fin that produces lift while moving through air or some other fluid. Accordingly, wings have streamlined cross-sections that are subject to aerodynamic forces and act as airfoils. A wing's aerodynamic efficiency is exp ...
. Matt made his debut against
Moseley in 2008. He attended
Cape Cornwall School in
St Just,
Cornwall
Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is bordered to the north and west by the Atlan ...
.
Despite being born in
Coventry
Coventry ( or ) is a city in the West Midlands, England. It is on the River Sherbourne. Coventry has been a large settlement for centuries, although it was not founded and given its city status until the Middle Ages. The city is governed ...
, Jessy spent the majority of his youth in Cornwall and considers himself Cornish and is even branded as the "
Heamoor
Heamoor (formerly Hea) ( kw, An Hay) is a village in Cornwall, England. Formerly a secondary settlement of the village of Madron, Heamoor is situated approximately one-and-a half kilometres (just over a mile) northwest of Penzance town centr ...
Flyer". Jess joined Exeter on 28 May 2008, signing from
Launceston. Jess played his 100th game for Exeter against
Worcester Warriors in March 2013.
He is currently playing for
Taunton R.F.C.
References
External links
Exeter Player ProfileAviva Premiership Player Profile
1984 births
Living people
Rugby union players from Coventry
Exeter Chiefs players
Cornish Pirates players
Rugby union wings
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