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Crawford Matthews
Crawford Matthews (born 23 November 1991) is Scottish rugby league footballer who has previously played for the Gateshead Thunder in League 1.
Born in Norwich, Matthews attended Heaton Manor School, and started his rugby league career at the age of 14 with amateur club Gateshead Panthers. He later moved to Gateshead Thunder.
In September 2010, Matthews joined Super League side Hull F.C. Although he played regularly for the under-20 side, he never made an appearance for the first team.
Matthews has represented Scotland at
cutoff date of birth by two days. On August 7, 2015, he signed a one-year contract to play in the Swiss National League A (NLA) for ZSC Lions. Matthews was approached by Lions head coach Marc Crawford, who was awed by his skating and puck possession while scouting the 2015 World U18 Championships. Crawford quickly called Matthews' agent, Pat Brisson, to discuss the proposal of signing the player to the team. Matthews and his family quickly agreed once the tournament had ended and spent the next