MATT JESS
THE FORMER EXETER, LAUNCESTON, NEWPORT GWENT DRAGONS AND CORNISH PIRATES WING
MY LIFEIN RUGBY

Ever-present: Matt Jess celebrates a try for Exeter
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A FEW months ago I went back to Launceston RFC to do an afterdinner speech and I took the opportunity to thank the club for what they had done for my career. I played for the Cornish All Blacks while they were in what is now the Championship and scored 17 tries, earning myself the nickname ‘The Goat’ – after Man City’s prolific striker, Shaun Goater.
We played a really good brand of rugby ...