Johnny Matthews (rugby union)


Johnny Matthews is a Scotland Club XV international rugby union player who plays for Glasgow Warriors. His usual position is at the Hooker position.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Matthews played for Sedgley Park in the season 2016-17. He scored 26 tries in 29 appearances. While with Yorkshire Carnegie he played for Otley.
On moving to Scotland in 2017 he played for Boroughmuir. He finished the Scottish Premiership's top try scorer for 2018-19 season.

Professional career

From Sedgley Park, Matthews moved to Yorkshire Carnegie. He then played for Sale Jets, the Sale Sharks 2XV.
He was a back-up player for Edinburgh.
It was announced on 6 September that Matthews had signed a professional contract with Glasgow Warriors for short-term cover over the 2019 Rugby World Cup; when Glasgow lose around 15 of their players to the national squads involved in the tournament.
Matthews said of the Warriors move: "I’m absolutely delighted to sign. Glasgow is one of the biggest clubs in Europe and I’m looking forward to hopefully getting a few games under my belt while I’m here."
Matthews made his debut for Glasgow Warriors in their opening match of the 2019-20 season - against Ulster at Kingspan Stadium, Belfast on 7 September 2019.
He scored his first try for the club in the return match in a 36-33 victory at Scotstoun Stadium.
On 29 November 2019 it was confirmed that Matthews' Glasgow Warriors contract will be extended to the rest of the 2019-20 season.

International career

Matthews is Scottish-qualified as his mother is from Glasgow. He has represented Scotland at Under 18 and at Club XV levels.