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.
| 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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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
edit- ^ "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]