ru_currentclub ru_ntupdate ru_clubyears ru_clubcaps birth_place weight ru_proclubs height article_title name ru_clubupdate birth_date ru_position ru_clubpoints birth_name
worcester 5 january 2008 1997-2000 2000-2003 2003-2008 5 25 152 talybont - on usk , wales 13 st 10 lbs -lrb- 120 kg -rrb- saracens harlequins worcester 6 1 matt powell
 matt powell 5 january 2008 8 may 1978 scrum-half -lrb- 10 -rrb- -lrb- 5 -rrb- -lrb- 62 -rrb- matthew powell
matt powell

matthew powell -lrb- born 8 may 1978 in abergavenny , wales -rrb- is a welsh rugby union footballer , who played for worcester warriors at scrum-half .
matt was educated at christ college brecon and played for the first xv , coached by jon williams , between 1994-1996 .
matt was part of orchard house and later studied at brunel university .
matt caught the eye of saracens and played in the same team as danny grewcock .
matt left saracens to join harlequins in june 2000 and played in the tetleys bitter cup final of 2001 against newcastle falcons .
matt played every game on the way to the final .
matt powell joined worcester warriors in 2003 and in 2007 , penned a new three-year deal to commit himself to the club until 2010 .
he was involved in the wales set-up for the last two games of the six nations in 2006 and his consistent displays were later rewarded with a late call-up to play for the barbarians in their annual match as a replacement for the former all black , justin marshall .
he has also made over 100 appearances in the english elite .
he announced his retirement after the 08-09 season and took up a position in the backroom staff .
matt is currently business development director at bath rfc .
