Matt Shipway

Matt Shipway (born 11 September 1985) is a United States international rugby league footballer and coach of the Port Macquarie Sharks. He primarily plays as a .

Background Shipway was born in Newcastle, New South Wales. He is of American descent through his grandparents.

Playing career In 2006, Shipway captained the Port Macquarie Sharks to a premiership, before moving back to Newcastle two years later.

After moving to Newcastle, Shipway signed to play for The Entrance Tigers, only for the team to fold before he could play a game.

In 2012, Shipway was on standby for various games for the Newcastle Knights' New South Wales Cup team, as a possible fill-in for injuries.

In 2013, Shipway gave up the coaching side of his captain-coach role to concentrate more on his game.

In October 2013, Shipway was named in the New South Wales Country Residents team to tour South Africa. His tour helped him develop a cult following back in Port Macquarie, where his friend Joe Cudmore started the Facebook page "The red-headed Sonny Bill Williams".

In 2014, Shipway joined the Boston Thirteens in the USA Rugby League.