Matt Jess (born 4 April 1984) is a rugby union player who most notably played for Exeter Chiefs in the Aviva Premiership. His position of choice was Wing. Matt made his debut against Moseley in 2008.[2] He attended Cape Cornwall School in St Just, Cornwall.
| Birth name | Matthew Steven Jess | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 4 April 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Coventry, England, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb; 198 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Despite being born in Coventry, Jessy spent the majority of his youth in Cornwall and considers himself Cornish and is even branded as the "Heamoor Flyer".[3] Jess joined Exeter on 28 May 2008, signing from Launceston.[4] Jess played his 100th game for Exeter against Worcester Warriors in March 2013.[5]
He is currently playing for Taunton R.F.C.
References
edit- ^ "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Exeter Chiefs". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
- ^ "Matt Jess profile". Itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
- ^ "Jess expecting tough test against Pirates". Thisisdevon.co.uk. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ^ "Chiefs sign up Launceston's Jess". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 May 2008.
- ^ Mark Stevens & Ben Wiltshire. "Jess joins the 100 club". Exeter Chiefs. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
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