Matthew Ian Fozard (born 3 March 1995) is a Wales international rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Widnes Vikings in the RFL Championship.
He previously played for St Helens in the Super League, and on loan from Saints at the Batley Bulldogs in the Championship and the Rochdale Hornets in Championship 1. Fozard also played for the Sheffield Eagles in the Championship and previously played for the Broncos in the Super League and the Championship.
Background Fozard was born in Widnes, Lancashire, England.
Career St Helens He played for St Helens in the Super League, and on loan from Saints at the Batley Bulldogs in the Championship and the Rochdale Hornets in Championship 1.
He made his Super League début on 21 April 2014 for St Helens against the Widnes Vikings.
Sheffield Eagles In October 2015 Fozard joined the Sheffield Eagles on a two-year deal. Fozard played for the Sheffield Eagles in the Championship for three seasons.
London Broncos In October 2018 Fozard joined the London Broncos on a two-year deal.
Widnes Vikings On 7 September 2021, it was reported that he had signed for Widnes in the RFL Championship.
International
On 7 October 2014, Fozard was selected by Welsh coach John Kear to play in Wales' 2014 European Cup campaign. Fozard made his international début against France in Albi.
In October 2016, Fozard played for Wales in the 2017 World Cup qualifiers match against Italy. He was then also selected as a squad member for the tournament finals. He played in all three of their group games against Papua New Guinea, Fiji and Ireland.
He took over as captain in the 24-0 win over on 26 October 2025, kicking 3 goals
Club statistics Year Club Competition Appearances Tries Goals Drop goals Points 2014 St Helens Super League 1 0 0 0 0 2015 Batley Bulldogs Championship 10 3 0 0 12 2015 Rochdale Hornets League 1 5 2 0 0 8 2016 Sheffield Eagles Championship 31 9 2 0 40 2017 Sheffield Eagles Championship 33 11 0 0 44 2018 Sheffield Eagles Championship 30 8 4 0 40 2019 London Broncos Super League 23 3 0 0 12 2020 London Broncos Championship 6 2 1 0 10 2021 London Broncos Championship 7 2 1 0 10Club career total 146 40 8 0 176
References
External links
London Broncos profile SL profile Sheffield Eagles profile Profile at saints.org.uk (archived by web.archive.org) Statistics at rlwc2017.com Wales profile Welsh profile