Matt Salter

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| birth_name = Matthew Salter

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|12|2|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Greenwich, London, England

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| height = {{height|ft=6|in=4}}{{cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/england/rugby/player/27257.html|title=Matt Salter|work=espn.co.uk|accessdate=2015-10-11}}

| weight = {{convert|16|st|5|lb|kg|abbr=on}}

| school = Clifton College

| position = Flanker / Second Row

| years1 = 1995-96 | clubs1 = Blackheath

| years2 = 1998–99 | clubs2 = West Hartlepool

| years3 = 2000–03 | clubs3 = Bristol Shoguns

| years4 = 2003–04 | clubs4 = Leeds Tykes

| years5 = 2004–09 | clubs5 = Bristol

| apps3 = 72 | points3 = 10

| apps4 = 17 | points4 = 5

| apps5 = 78 | points5 = 30

| coachyears1 = 2009-13 | coachteams1 = Bristol (Academy)

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| position = {{rlp|SR}}

| club1 = London Broncos{{Rugby league records |id=2848 |title=Matt Salter |access-date=29 July 2023}}

| year1start = 1997 | year1end = 99

| appearances1 = 57 | points1 = 0

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Matthew Salter (born 2 December 1976 in Greenwich, London) is an English former rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He was educated at St Dunstan's College in London. He played for Bristol in the Guinness Premiership. He primarily played as a Flanker or in the Second Row.

Rugby career

Salter started his career playing for London & South East Schools, and appeared in the back row for England Schools 18 Group A against New Zealand. He played in National League 2 South for Blackheath in the 1995-96 season, making his début in the second row against London Irish.

He went on to play rugby league and appeared for Great Britain Under 19s against New Zealand. Salter played for the London Broncos in the Super League, and was in the starting line-up (as a {{rlp|pr}}) for them in the 1999 Rugby League Challenge Cup Final, led out by the club backer at the time, Richard Branson. Although the London Broncos started well, the greater experience of the Leeds Rhinos eventually resulted in a record 52-16 victory for the Leeds Rhinos.

His Bristol career started in the autumn of 1999. Salter captained Bristol Rugby for four consecutive seasons from 2004-2008.{{cite web |title=Bristol seek signs on road to recovery |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2004/dec/17/rugbyunion.bristolrugby |website=The Guardian |access-date=29 July 2023 |date=17 December 2004}}{{cite web |title=Salter gives up Bristol captaincy |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/my_club/bristol/7450443.stm |website=BBC Sport |access-date=29 July 2023 |date=12 June 2008}} He was named as captain of the Guinness Premiership Dream Team in 2006.{{cite web |title=Salter a smash hit |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/salter-a-smash-hit-jw90qrqtnjv |website=The Times |access-date=29 July 2023 |date=24 September 2006}} He played for the club from 1999 until 2009 with just one season away with Leeds.

Post Rugby Playing career

Following his retirement from professional rugby, Salter coached the academy team at Bristol between 2009 and 2011.{{cite web |title=Salter given Bristol academy role |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/my_club/bristol/8048282.stm |website=BBC Sport |access-date=29 July 2023 |date=13 May 2009}}{{cite web |title=Bristol academy coach Matt Salter to leave club |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/13293962 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=29 July 2023 |date=5 May 2011}} He later became the Head Coach at Clifton Rugby and the Director of Rugby at Clifton College.{{cite web |title=Matt Salter |url=https://www.cliftonrugby.co.uk/teams/3563/coach/matt-salter-941311 |website=Clifton Rugby |access-date=29 July 2023}}

References

External links

(archived by archive.is) [https://archive.today/20070520062905/http://www.bristolrugby.co.uk/26_2561.php Bristol Rugby profile]
[http://www.leedscarnegie.co.uk/index_3EF0ABC7FF7B45CA8F1A4BCF6548D43A.htm Leeds Carnegie profile]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}
[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Matt_Salter.html Rugby League Project stats]
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/3644151.stm Salter to rejoin Bristol]
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/956632.stm Salter hit with ban]

Category:1976 births

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Category:Bristol Bears players

Category:English rugby league players

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Category:London Broncos players

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Category:Rugby league players from Greater London

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Category:Rugby union players from the Royal Borough of Greenwich

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Category:Blackheath F.C. players