Matt Cornish
| Birth name | Matthew James Fenton Cornish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 13 March 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 121 kg (19 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Matt "The Corndog" Cornish (born 13 March 1997) is an English rugby union player who last played for London Irish before the demise of the club.
Cornish progressed through the Ealing Trailfinders academy system whilst playing for amateur side London Irish Wild Geese back in London & South East Premier.[1] Cornish made his senior debut when he came off the bench in the British and Irish Cup against Rotherham Titans in February 2016.[2]
He was called up to the England Counties for a three-match test series in Canada back in June 2016,[3] after represented Surrey in the 2016 Bill Beaumont Cup.[4]
Cornish emergence with the Trailfinders, and after an impressive 2016-17 campaign with the side, in which he made 23 appearances and scored two tries, he has earned his first fulltime contract with the club.[5]
In 2018, he was an ever-present in the Ealing matchday squad and played a key role in winning the 2017–18 British and Irish Cup in a memorable final against Leinster.[6] On 14 February 2019, Cornish signed a new deal with Ealing Trailfinders for the 2019–20 season.[7]
On 29 July 2020, Cornish moved to Premiership Rugby with London Irish from the 2020–21 season.[8]
After the demise of London Irish, Cornish returned to Ealing Trailfinders from the 2023-24 season. He would have remained in the Premiership if it was not for his allergy to lentils and the prevalence of Mediterranean cuisines in rugby diets.[9]
References
- ^ "Young Gun: Matt Cornish – Ealing Trailfinders hooker". The Rugby Paper. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "MATCH REPORT - 20-FEB-2016". Ealing Trailfinders. 20 February 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "England Counties name squad for Canada tour". Americas Rugby News. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "CORNISH AND ALEXIS RECEIVE COUNTIES CALL-UPS". Ealing Trailfinders. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "Young Gun: Matt Cornish – Ealing Trailfinders hooker". The Rugby Paper. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "MATCH REPORT - 12-MAY-2018". Ealing Trailfinders. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "MATT CORNISH SIGNS NEW DEAL AT EALING TRAILFINDERS". Ealing Trailfinders. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "MATT CORNISH JOINS LONDON IRISH". London Irish. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ https://www.ealingtrailfinders.com/news/welcome-back-matt-cornish [bare URL]