teama ru_yearbstart birth_date first club yearbstart ru_teama ru_position name fullname ru_pointsb birth_place teamb height ru_appearancesb pointsb source retired ru_teamb weight appearancesb position article_title ru_club
auckland 1989 27 august 1968 ru ponsonby 1989 auckland fullback matthew ridge matthew john ridge 4 rotorua , bay of plenty , new zealand new zealand 181 cm ftin on 6 4 -lsb- http://www.yesterdayshero.com.au/playerprofile_matthew-ridge_11267.aspx yesterdayshero.com.au -rsb- , -lsb- http://www.nrlstats.com.au/origin/players.cfm?playerid=278 nrlstats.com -rsb- yes new zealand 92 kg stlb on 6 fullback matthew ridge
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matthew ridge

matthew john ridge -lrb- born 27 august 1968 -rrb- is a new zealand television presenter as well as a former all black , and international rugby league captain .
he moved from rugby union to the professional new south wales rugby league in 1990 with the manly-warringah sea eagles -lrb- with whom he won the 1996 arl premiership -rrb- , and later captained the new zealand warriors .
he is now best known for his mischievous antics alongside his partner marc ellis in various tv shows like `` game of two halves '' and `` marc & matthew 's rocky road to ... '' .
