Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Position Prop | Weight 126 kg (19 st 12 lb) | |
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Full name Matthew Craig Proudfoot Date of birth (1972-01-30) 30 January 1972 (age 45) Education | ||
Matt Proudfoot (born 30 January 1972) educated at Potchefstroom High School for Boys is a South African born former Scottish international rugby union player who played for Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh Rugby. He is now an assistant coach with South Africa, having previously coached the forwards at Western Province, Stormers and North-West University and Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers in Japan.
He made his debut for Scotland in 1998 in a match against Fiji. He was capped 4 times for the national team finishing with a cap against Ireland in 2003. He qualified for Scotland through his Dumfries grandfather.
Proudfoot played for Melrose then Edinburgh Rugby, before returning to South Africa to play for the Leopards and the Blue Bulls. In 2003 he returned to Scotland to play for Glasgow Warriors.
Matt won 3 international caps while with Edinburgh. Injury forced him into semi-retirement and his return to South Africa, however Glasgow Warriors coach Hugh Campbell persuaded him to return to Scottish professional rugby with his move to Glasgow. He won 1 more international cap while with the Warriors.
On 17 May 2016 it was announced that Proudfoot would be leaving Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers to become an assistant coach with the South Africa national rugby union team.