Matthew Ian Fozard (born 3 March 1995) is a

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international

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footballer who plays as a for the

Widnes Vikings The Widnes Vikings are an English rugby league club in Widnes, Cheshire, which competes in the Betfred Championship. The club plays home matches at the Halton Stadium. Founded as Widnes Football Club, they are one of the original twenty-two ...

in the

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. He previously played for St Helens in the

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, and on loan from

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at the

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in the

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and the

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in Championship 1. Fozard also played for the

Sheffield Eagles The Sheffield Eagles are a professional rugby league club that play in the Betfred Championship. The club play their home games at the Olympic Legacy Park (OLP) on the former site of Don Valley Stadium, their former ground. The original club w ...

in the

and previously played for the

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in the

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and the

Background

Fozard was born in

Widnes Widnes ( ) is an industrial town in the Borough of Halton, Cheshire, England, which at the 2011 census had a population of 61,464. Historically in Lancashire, it is on the northern bank of the River Mersey where the estuary narrows to form t ...

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Career

St Helens

He played for St Helens in the

, and on loan from

at the

in the

and the

in Championship 1. He made his

début on 21 April 2014 for St Helens against the

Sheffield Eagles

In October 2015 Fozard joined the

on a two-year deal. Fozard played for the

in the

for three seasons.

London Broncos

In October 2018 Fozard joined the

London Broncos The London Broncos are a professional rugby league club in London, England. The club competes in the RFL Championship. It was a member of Super League from its inaugural season in 1996 until the end of the 2014 season, when they were relegat ...

on a two-year deal.

Widnes Vikings

On 7 Sep 2021 it was reported that he had signed for

in the

International

On 7 October 2014, Fozard was selected by Welsh coach John Kear to play in Wales'

2014 European Cup The 2014 European Cup was an international rugby league football tournament. The tournament took place in England, Wales, France, Ireland and Scotland between 17 October and 2 November. It was announced beforehand that the winner of the tournamen ...

campaign.https://www.rlef.eu.com/articles/921/kear-announces-welsh-train-on-squad Fozard made his international début against the French in Albi. Matthew Fozard

In October 2016, Fozard played for Wales in the 2017 World Cup qualifierswhere he was man of the match against Italy. He was then also selected as a squad member for the tournament finals. He played in all three of their group games against

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, Fiji and

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Club statistics

References

External links

London Broncos profileSL profileSheffield Eagles profileProfile at saints.org.uk
*(archived by web.archive.org
Statistics at rlwc2017.comWales profileWelsh profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fozard, Matty 1995 births Living people Batley Bulldogs players English rugby league players London Broncos players Rochdale Hornets players Rugby league hookers Rugby league players from Widnes Sheffield Eagles players St Helens R.F.C. players Wales national rugby league team players Widnes Vikings players