Matt Rogerson (born 29 June 1993) is an English professional

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player. He currently captains

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, the top flight of English rugby.

Professional career

Matt Rogerson signed his first professional contract with

Sale Sharks Sale Sharks is a professional rugby union club from Greater Manchester, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby. Originally founded in 1861 as Sale Football Club, now a distinct amateur club, they adopted the n ...

in 2015. He then moved to the

Jersey Reds Jersey Reds is a rugby club based in Jersey, Channel Islands that currently competes at the RFU Championship, which is the second tier of English professional rugby. Until season 2022/23, the professional arm of Jersey Reds was part of Jers ...

for the 2017/2018 season in the

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. After a successful year at the Reds he moved to

for the 2018/2019 season. In November 20, 2019, Rogerson made his premiership debut against

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. Currently playing in the Gallagher Premiership side

, he plays as a flanker or Number 8. Rogerson was named co-captain for

for the 2020/2021 season. Rogerson made his 50th appearance in the opening game of the 2020/21 season against

Worcester Warriors Worcester Warriors Rugby Football Club is a professional rugby union club, based in Worcester, England, that is currently in Administration (law), administration and which has been suspended and will be relegated from Premiership Rugby, the top ...

as captain. Matt Rogerson has been made club captain for the 2021/22 season for

going on to lead the side to their first appearance in the Heineken Champions Cup for the first time in a decade after an eighth-placed finish in the Gallagher Premiership That year, he made 193 successful tackles (23rd overall in the Premiership) and 380 attacking ruck arrivals (seventh overall in the Premiership). Rogerson was also in the top five of ball carries (152) with the third-most carry metres into contact at the Club (681), with his 19 tackle breaks only bettered in the back-row by new signing Tom Pearson (26). His 380 attacking ruck arrivals that term was only beaten by

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(383) at London Irish. Rogerson has retained his role as club captain for the 2022/23 season for

with

Adam Coleman Adam Coleman (born 7 October 1991) is an Australian rugby union player living in England who plays lock for London Irish in the Gallagher Premiership. Career Coleman attended New Town High School in Hobart Tasmania. He represented Tasmania in u ...

and

Paddy Jackson David Patrick Lindsay James "Paddy" Jackson (born 5 January 1992) is a professional rugby union player from Northern Ireland who plays for Gallagher Premiership side London Irish. He primarily plays at fly-half and previously played for Irish p ...

as part of the leadership group. Matt collected his 100th cap for London Irish Vs Newcastle on Saturday 3rd December 2022 with the game finishing 39-17 to Irish.

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Matt Rogerson

Living people 1993 births London Irish players Sale Sharks players Jersey Reds players Rugby union players from Lancaster {{England-rugbyunion-bio-stub