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| Born | (1972-12-13)13 December 1972 (age 52) New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (14 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Prop, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Matthew Sturm (born 13 December 1972) is a former professionalrugby league footballer who played in New Zealand and in theSuper League.[1] Since 2007 he has been part of theMount Albert Lions, as a player till 2012 and now part of the coaching staff.
Sturm was aMarist Saints junior.[2] He played in the inauguralLion Red Cup season with theCounties Manukau Heroes, starting for the Heroes in the grand final which they lost to North Harbour.[3]
After standing out in New Zealand, Sturm moved to England and joined theHuddersfield Giants in theSuper League. After playing in 46 games for the Giants, Sturm joinedWorkington Town in theNorthern Ford Premiership for the 2000 season.[4]
In 2002 Sturm left Workington for theWarrington Wolves.[5] He played another 19 Super League games over three seasons before again moving on.[citation needed]
In 2004 Sturm joinedLeigh and helped them win promotion into the Super League. Sturm played in 45 games for Leigh over the 2004 & 2005 seasons but were relegated at the end of the year.[6]
Sturm played for theAuckland Lions in the2007 Bartercard Cup grand final.[3]
He then joined theMt Albert Lions and played in theAuckland Rugby League competition till 2012 where he retired on a 58–10 win againstGlenora Bears in the fox memorial shield grand final. After retirement, he joined the coaching staff atMt Albert Lions Where he still is at the current day.
Sturm representedNew Zealand Māori in 1995 and 1996 and theLion Red Cup XIII in 1995.[3][7] In 1995 he was part of theAuckland side that won theRugby League Cup.