New Zealand international dual code rugby footballer and TV broadcaster
For the submerged ocean ridge formerly called the Matthew Ridge, see Hunter Ridge.
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Matthew Ridge
Personal information
Full name
Matthew John Ridge
Born
(1968-08-27) 27 August 1968 (age 55) Rotorua, New Zealand[1]
Playing information
Height
181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight
92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
Rugby union
Position
Fullback
Club
Years
Team
Pld
T
G
FG
P
Ponsonby
Representative
Years
Team
Pld
T
G
FG
P
1988–89
Auckland
1989–90
New Zealand Colts
Rugby league
Position
Fullback
Club
Years
Team
Pld
T
G
FG
P
1990–96
Manly Sea Eagles
122
32
477
11
1093
1997–99
Auckland Warriors
37
8
103
0
238
Total
159
40
580
11
1331
Representative
Years
Team
Pld
T
G
FG
P
1990–98
New Zealand
25
6
71
2
168
Source: [2][3][4]
Matthew John Ridge (born 27 August 1968) is a New Zealand television presenter, and a former rugby union and rugby league footballer.
A fullback in both codes, Ridge played rugby union for Auckland and became an All Black, but never won an international cap. He turned professional in 1990 with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles of the New South Wales Rugby League, and won the 1996 ARL Premiership. He later captained the Auckland Warriors and New Zealand national team (the Kiwis).[2] An accurate goal-kicker, he set several scoring records in rugby league.
He is now best known for his work in television alongside his partner Marc Ellis in shows including Game of Two Halves and Marc & Matthew's Rocky Road to….
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