Mat Gardner
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Mat Gardner is a rugby league
player, who currently plays for Leigh Centurions
. He is the younger brother of St Helens winger Ade Gardner
Gardner made his Super League début in a match against Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
on 4 March 2006 for Huddersfield. He enjoyed a solid début season with the Huddersfield Giants
in 2006, which included a memorable hat-trick against the Catalans Dragons
and also played several games, which saw him line-up against his brother Ade.
He performed better than most people expected in the 2006 season and many people hoped he pushed hard for a place in the Huddersfield Giants
line-up in 2007.
He played in Huddersfield's first seven games and scored 2 tries, although a long run in the reserves followed before he was recalled for the game against Harlequins RL.
with the Giants signing David Hodgson from Salford and Rod Jensen being established on the other wing Matt Gardner left Huddersfield and signed for the Salford City Reds for the 2008 season.
Matt became a key member of Salford’s successful 2008 squad, claiming 23 tries in 32 games, Mat was snapped up by Harlequins RL for the 2009 Super League season. Quins coach Brian McDermott stated "He and few others have made a decision to give it a go in London and we are looking forward to working with him."
For the last two seasons, Gardner has been a regular with Widnes Vikings and made 23 appearances last season, scoring three tries.
Leigh Centurions have signed up Matt Gardner for the 2012 season
Mat also scrapes into the starting nine of The Raven Hotel darts team in the St.Helens Interbrew Darts & Doms League.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
player, who currently plays for Leigh Centurions
Leigh Centurions
Leigh Centurions is an English professional rugby league club based in Leigh, Greater Manchester who play in the Co-operative Championship.The club was founded in 1878 as Leigh Rugby Football Club and is one of the original twenty-two clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in...
. He is the younger brother of St Helens winger Ade Gardner
Ade Gardner
Adrian Antonio Gardner is an English professional rugby league footballer for St. Helens of Super League. A Great Britain representative winger, he previously played for Barrow Raiders. He is the older brother of Ex-Salford City Reds winger, Mat Gardner.Gardner went to St Columba's Roman...
Gardner made his Super League début in a match against Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional rugby league club that plays in the European Super League and is based in Wakefield. They achieved promotion in 1999 and have remained in the League since. They are known to their fans as Wakey, Trinity, Wildcats, or historically The Dreadnoughts...
on 4 March 2006 for Huddersfield. He enjoyed a solid début season with the Huddersfield Giants
Huddersfield Giants
Huddersfield Giants are a professional rugby league club from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire who play in the European Super League competition. They play their home games at the Galpharm Stadium which is shared with Huddersfield Town F.C....
in 2006, which included a memorable hat-trick against the Catalans Dragons
Catalans Dragons
The Catalans Dragons are a French professional rugby league club based in Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales. They currently play in the Super League, and are the only team in the competition from outside of the United Kingdom...
and also played several games, which saw him line-up against his brother Ade.
He performed better than most people expected in the 2006 season and many people hoped he pushed hard for a place in the Huddersfield Giants
Huddersfield Giants
Huddersfield Giants are a professional rugby league club from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire who play in the European Super League competition. They play their home games at the Galpharm Stadium which is shared with Huddersfield Town F.C....
line-up in 2007.
He played in Huddersfield's first seven games and scored 2 tries, although a long run in the reserves followed before he was recalled for the game against Harlequins RL.
with the Giants signing David Hodgson from Salford and Rod Jensen being established on the other wing Matt Gardner left Huddersfield and signed for the Salford City Reds for the 2008 season.
Matt became a key member of Salford’s successful 2008 squad, claiming 23 tries in 32 games, Mat was snapped up by Harlequins RL for the 2009 Super League season. Quins coach Brian McDermott stated "He and few others have made a decision to give it a go in London and we are looking forward to working with him."
For the last two seasons, Gardner has been a regular with Widnes Vikings and made 23 appearances last season, scoring three tries.
Leigh Centurions have signed up Matt Gardner for the 2012 season
Mat also scrapes into the starting nine of The Raven Hotel darts team in the St.Helens Interbrew Darts & Doms League.