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Matt Garvey

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Matt Garvey 2011/2012

Matt Garvey was in excellent form for London Irish during the first half of last season making 19 appearances for the Exiles. His last game of the season away against Munster in the Heineken Cup saw Garvey put in his best performance of the season against Paul O'Connell and Donnacha O'Callaghan who are arguably one of the best second row combinations in world rugby.

Garvey was London Irish's best defender during the 2010/11 season with a tackle completion rate of over 95%. The rightly received the defender of the season award at the London Irish end of season awards last May. Garvey has made 30 appearances for London Irish and is yet to cross the try line.

After displaying some promising performances last season, Matt Garvey, 24, really broke through this season, and before sustaining an injury, was regularly challenging for a starting spot in what has been a very competitive first team position at the club. His aggressive defence and ball carrying has led to regular praise from Head Coach, Toby Booth, for his outstanding performances and positive impacts on games.

He was named in the England Saxons squad for the fixture with Ireland Wolfhounds in January 2012.

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Matt Garvey's Detailed Stats

Full Statistics for Matt Garvey. Click on the opposing sides for match reports and more.
Weight: 122kgs / 19st 3lbs
Height: 196cm / 6ft 5ins
23/10/1987
Joined Club: 01.07/2009
Match Date Opponent Position Result Scores Tries Cons Pens DGs Pts

Season: 2009/2010
08/11/2009 London Wasps Rep L 20 - 24 - - - - 0
15/11/2009 Cardiff Blues Rep W 12 - 11 - - - - 0
31/01/2010 Harlequins Rep L 13 - 16 - - - - 0
06/02/2010 Worcester Warriors SR L 9 - 19 - - - - 0
14/02/2010 Bath Rugby Rep L 22 - 35 - - - - 0
28/03/2010 Sale Sharks Rep W 38 - 0 - - - - 0
04/04/2010 London Wasps Rep L 22 - 33 - - - - 0
10/04/2010 Worcester Warriors Rep W 23 - 13 - - - - 0
18/04/2010 Leeds Carnegie Rep L 13 - 23 - - - - 0
24/04/2010 Gloucester Rugby Rep L 20 - 34 - - - - 0
08/05/2010 Northampton Saints SR L 7 - 31 - - - - 0
Season: Appearances: 11 Reps: 9 0 0 0 0 0
To date: Appearances: 11 Reps: 9 0 0 0 0 0

Season: 2010/2011
04/09/2010 Saracens Rep W 33 - 16 - - - - 0
11/09/2010 Bath Rugby Rep L 13 - 20 - - - - 0
19/09/2010 Gloucester Rugby Rep W 23 - 16 - - - - 0
25/09/2010 Newcastle Falcons Rep W 46 - 12 - - - - 0
02/10/2010 Leeds Carnegie Rep W 40 - 24 - - - - 0
09/10/2010 Munster Rep W 23 - 17 - - - - 0
15/10/2010 Ospreys Rep L 16 - 27 - - - - 0
23/10/2010 Exeter Chiefs Rep W 12 - 9 - - - - 0
31/10/2010 Sale Sharks Rep W 39 - 26 - - - - 0
05/11/2010 Sale Sharks SR L 14 - 39 - - - - 0
14/11/2010 Scarlets SR L 16 - 25 - - - - 0
21/11/2010 London Wasps Rep L 25 - 33 - - - - 0
26/11/2010 Northampton Saints Rep L 23 - 35 - - - - 0
04/12/2010 Leicester Tigers Rep L 14 - 23 - - - - 0
27/12/2010 Harlequins Rep L 18 - 28 - - - - 0
01/01/2011 Bath Rugby SR L 24 - 25 - - - - 0
09/01/2011 Saracens SR L 6 - 12 - - - - 0
16/01/2011 Ospreys SR W 24 - 12 - - - - 0
22/01/2011 Munster SR L 14 - 28 - - - - 0
Season: Appearances: 19 Reps: 13 0 0 0 0 0
To date: Appearances: 30 Reps: 22 0 0 0 0 0

Season: 2011/2012
03/09/2011 Harlequins SR L 24 - 29 - - - - 0
09/09/2011 Sale Sharks SR L 29 - 30 - - - - 0
17/09/2011 Northampton Saints SR W 14 - 13 - - - - 0
24/09/2011 Newcastle Falcons SR W 46 - 29 - - - - 0
05/11/2011 Leicester Tigers Rep D 24 - 24 1 - - - 5
12/11/2011 Edinburgh Rugby SR L 19 - 20 - - - - 0
18/11/2011 Cardiff Blues SR L 18 - 24 - - - - 0
26/11/2011 London Wasps SR W 21 - 17 - - - - 0
04/12/2011 Saracens SR L 11 - 15 - - - - 0
10/12/2011 Racing Metro 92 SR W 34 - 14 - - - - 0
17/12/2011 Racing Metro 92 SR L 19 - 25 - - - - 0
27/12/2011 Exeter Chiefs SR W 29 - 22 - - - - 0
01/01/2012 Bath Rugby Rep L 3 - 30 - - - - 0
08/01/2012 Sale Sharks SR W 21 - 19 - - - - 0
14/01/2012 Cardiff Blues SR L 15 - 22 - - - - 0
22/01/2012 Edinburgh Rugby FL L 11 - 34 - - - - 0
04/02/2012 Gloucester Rugby FL W 23 - 15 - - - - 0
11/02/2012 Harlequins FL L 23 - 30 - - - - 0
18/02/2012 Newcastle Falcons FL L 10 - 19 - - - - 0
26/02/2012 Northampton Saints SR L 23 - 30 - - - - 0
03/03/2012 London Wasps SR L 13 - 18 - - - - 0
25/03/2012 Leicester Tigers FL L 32 - 41 - - - - 0
31/03/2012 Exeter Chiefs FL L 11 - 18 - - - - 0
14/04/2012 Saracens SR L 19 - 28 - - - - 0
21/04/2012 Worcester Warriors SR W 25 - 16 - - - - 0
05/05/2012 Gloucester Rugby Rep W 52 - 18 - - - - 0
Season: Appearances: 26 Reps: 3 1 0 0 0 5
To date: Appearances: 56 Reps: 25 1 0 0 0 5

Season: 2012/2013
22/09/2012 Bath Rugby SR W 29 - 22 - - - - 0
28/09/2012 Worcester Warriors SR L 11 - 35 - - - - 0
06/10/2012 Northampton Saints FL W 39 - 17 - - - - 0
13/10/2012 Union Bordeaux-Begles SR W 43 - 16 - - - - 0
20/10/2012 Stade Montois SR W 69 - 26 - - - - 0
28/10/2012 Harlequins SR L 28 - 31 - - - - 0
02/11/2012 Sale Sharks SR L 9 - 21 - - - - 0
11/11/2012 Sale Sharks FL W 34 - 28 2 - - - 10
18/11/2012 Leicester Tigers SR L 15 - 22 - - - - 0
25/11/2012 Exeter Chiefs SR L 23 - 27 - - - - 0
01/12/2012 London Welsh FL L 9 - 15 - - - - 0
08/12/2012 Gloucester Rugby SR L 22 - 29 - - - - 0
15/12/2012 Gloucester Rugby Rep L 3 - 47 - - - - 0
22/12/2012 Leicester Tigers SR L 9 - 31 - - - - 0
29/12/2012 Harlequins SR L 15 - 26 - - - - 0
05/01/2013 Gloucester Rugby FL W 18 - 12 - - - - 0
10/01/2013 Stade Montois FL W 20 - 14 - - - - 0
19/01/2013 Union Bordeaux-Begles SR W 17 - 7 - - - - 0
27/01/2013 Worcester Warriors FL W 46 - 24 - - - - 0
01/02/2013 Cardiff Blues FL L 6 - 10 - - - - 0
09/02/2013 Saracens FL W 29 - 16 - - - - 0
16/02/2013 Bath Rugby FL L 16 - 40 - - - - 0
24/02/2013 London Wasps FL W 30 - 19 - - - - 0
02/03/2013 Northampton Saints FL L 14 - 40 - - - - 0
23/03/2013 Worcester Warriors FL W 26 - 6 1 - - - 5
31/03/2013 Sale Sharks FL D 33 - 33 - - - - 0
13/04/2013 Exeter Chiefs FL L 6 - 27 - - - - 0
20/04/2013 London Welsh FL W 47 - 28 1 - - - 5
04/05/2013 Leicester Tigers FL L 20 - 32 - - - - 0
Season: Appearances: 29 Reps: 1 4 0 0 0 20
Career Totals: Appearances: 85 Reps: 26 5 0 0 0 25