Matthew Hadden (born 7 June 1990) is an

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international

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as rugby league in English-speaking countries and rugby 13/XIII in non-Anglophone Europe, is a contact sport, full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular Rugby league playin ...

footballer who plays as a for Longhorn RL in the Ireland National League.

Playing career

Longhorns RL

On 2 January 2019 Hadden joined Longhorns RL from

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International

He was part of the

squad at the

2013 Rugby League World Cup The 2013 Rugby League World Cup was the fourteenth World Cup for men’s national rugby league teams. It took place between the 26 October and 30 November and was hosted by England and Wales (although some games were played in France and Ire ...

. In October and November 2014, Matty played in the

European Cup The UEFA Champions League (UCL) is an annual club association football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) that is contested by top-division European clubs. The competition begins with a round robi ...

tournament. In October and November 2015, Matty played in the 2015 European Cup tournament.

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Rochdale Hornets profile
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2017 RLWC profile
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