The former Harlequins, London Irish, Wasps, Canterbury & Waikato Chiefs second row talks about his journey in the game, that took him to the other side of the world

Loving life: Matt Symons in action for Harlequins
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If we go right back to the start, I was at a state school in north London and never really came across rugby until an opportunity to trial for Saracens academy came along. When nothing came of that, my mum put me forward for the Olympic rowing pathway programme. They were looking for blokes over 6’4 and women over 5’10, basically big humans, and I got...