Matt Donovan (rugby league)
Matt Donovan is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays for the Coffs Harbour Comets in the Group 2 Rugby League competition.[1]
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Full name | Mathew Donovan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Australia | 20 September 1970|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Fullback, Wing, Centre, Five-eighth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
A utility back, Donovan first played for the Macksville Sea Eagles in the Group 2 Rugby League competition and was part of the side that won the premiership in 1991.[2]
He then spent time in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership, playing for the Gold Coast Seagulls in 1992 and the Penrith Panthers in 1993.
Donovan then returned to the Group 2 Rugby League competition and became a star. Donovan has played for both the Orara Valley Axemen and the Coffs Harbour club.[3][4]
Donovan was named in both the 1990s and 2000s Group 2 Rugby League "team of the decade" and is regarded as one of the 'top five' from the centenary of the game in Group 2.[5]
References
- "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- Macksville District Rugby League Club reunion group2.leaguenet.com.au
- Mustangs dazed after Axe attack The Macleay Argus, 28 August 2007
- Finals action begins Archived 22 July 2012 at Archive.today Coffs Coast Independent, 25 August 2011
- Group 2 'team of decade' The Coffs Coast Advocate, 9 October 2009