Matt McGahan

Matthew McGahan (born 21 April 1993) is an Australian born rugby union player of Irish descent. His father played professional rugby league in New Zealand. Matt plays in the fly-half (and occasionally inside centre) position for Top League club Yamaha Júbilo,[1] and formerly in the Mitre 10 Cup for North Harbour and Australia's National Rugby League (NRL) rugby league club the Melbourne Storm.[2]

Matthew McGahan

Birth name	Matthew Thomas McGahan
Date of birth	21 April 1993
Place of birth	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	91 kg (201 lb)
School	Mount Albert Grammar School
Notable relative(s)	Hugh McGahan (father)
Rugby league career
Position(s) Five-eighth Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2013 Melbourne Storm 0 (0)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half, Inside Centre Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2014–2016 North Harbour 32 (114) 2015–2016 Blues 12 (8) 2017– Yamaha Júbilo 15 (42) 2019– Reds 0 (0) Correct as of 20 October 2018

He is the son of rugby league legend, Hugh McGahan.

Early life

McGahan came to the attention of national selectors at the age of 17, after he was selected in the New Zealand secondary schools team against Australia in 2010.[3] He attended Mount Albert Grammar School in Auckland, where he excelled in its first XV. Despite numerous approaches from rugby union while still at school, McGahan decided to take up a rugby league contract with the Melbourne Storm in the NRL's under-20s competition.

References

1. "Matt McGahan North Harbour Profile". 31 May 2015.
2. "Matt McGahan Melbourne Storm Profile". 31 May 2015.
3. "Rugby: NZ schools team to play Australia named". 31 May 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2010.