Matthew Silva, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Matthew Silva

Welsh rugby union footballer and coach, and rugby league footballer

Date of Birth: 15-Mar-1970

Place of Birth: Tremorfa, Wales, United Kingdom

Profession: rugby union player, rugby league player

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Matthew Silva (born 15 March 1970) is a Welsh rugby union coach, who is the current coach of RGC 1404.
He is a former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer, who played from the 1980s to the 2000s.
In rugby union, he played as a number eight, fly-half, centre, wing and fullback.
In rugby league, he played as a fullback, i.e.
number 1.As a player, he played club level rugby union for St Albans RFC (Cardiff), Llandaff RFC, Newport RFC, Pontypool RFC, Newbridge RFC, West Hartlepool R.F.C., Cardiff RFC, Treorchy RFC, Rumney RFC and Llantwit Major RFC.
He played club level rugby league for Halifax, and representative level for Wales. As a coach, he has coached club level rugby union for Llantwit Major RFC, Beddau RFC, Rumney RFC, Cardiff Blues Under-16, Under-18, Under-20s and Bridgend Ravens.
From 2005 to 2013, he was the Welsh Rugby Union/Cardiff Blues Player Development Officer for the Vale of Glamorgan.
From 2013 to 2015, he was Director of Rugby at Cowbridge Comprehensive School and was responsible for establishing the Rugby Academy that competes in the Welsh Rugby Union National Colleges League.
In 2015, he became the Welsh Rugby Union and Ospreys Coach Development Officer.