Matt Worley


Matt Worley is an English professional rugby union player currently playing for the RFU Championship side Bedford Blues. He plays at fullback and wing.

Background

Worley moved to Hong Kong aged 5 due to his father’s work commitments. He attended South Island School where he began playing rugby. Appearing for Hong Kong at age group level, he played the majority of his junior career at scrum half. Worley represented Hong Kong at under 16, 18 and under 20 level.

Club career

Whilst playing schools rugby in Hong Kong, Worley was offered the opportunity to spend 4 weeks with Racing 92. Primarily a PR stunt, the arrangement was facilitated by joint sponsor for both teams, Natixis.. The youngster quickly impressed and stayed with Racing 92 on an academy contract. He moved from scrum half to full back after language barriers prevented him from effectively managing the 9 position.
Worley featured for the Racing Espoirs during their title winning under-23’s French league campaign. His success with the Racing development team earnt him his first senior contract with the club in 2017. Worley’s senior debut came during Racing’s Natixis Rugby Cup bout against Cell C Sharks. Racing lost the game, 31-14.
In May 2018, it was announced that Worley had signed to the Northampton Saints senior academy. He made his senior debut for the club in a game against Bristol Bears in the Premiership Rugby Cup.. His debut makes Worley the 1998th Northampton Saint. In March 2019, it was announced that Worley will leave Northampton Saints. During the 2018/2019 season Worley was dual registered with Bedford Blues where he made 8 appearances scoring 5 tries. In March 2019, it was announced that Worley had signed with Bedford Blues ahead of the 2019/2020 season.