Barrie-Jon Mather

Quick Facts

Full Name	Barrie-Jon Mather
Occupation	Rugby Union Player
Date Of Birth	Jan 15, 1973(1973-01-15)
Age	51
Birthplace	Wigan
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Capricorn

Barrie-Jon Mather Biography

Barrie-Jon Mather is one of the most popular and richest Rugby Union Player who was born on January 15, 1973 in Wigan, England, United Kingdom. Mather was born in Ince in Makerfield, located in Wigan, Lancashire, on 15 January 1973. He relocated to Blackpool as a young man as his father accepted the position of a teacher in Lytham St. Annes and then was a student at the Arnold School, where he quickly became a professional union rugby player. In 1991, he was picked as a member of the England Schools rugby union team that lost the Grand Slam against Wales. The other notable players on that team included the future World Cup winners Matt Dawson and Richard Hill.

Mather was picked for England at the 1995 World Cup Final on the reserve bench, but he did not participate as Australia took the win and kept the Cup.

Mather signed for Castleford Tigers in October 1997 following the financial problems of the Western Reds. He stated that Stuart Raper had spoken to him whilst out in Perth for the World Club Challenge match and convinced him Castleford was the club for him. He played for Castleford for just one season before making a big money switch to rugby union.

Mather joined Sale Sharks in 1998 on a two-year deal mainly funded by the RFU. It was the beginning of a period of recruitment from rugby league in which the RFU sought to bring some of the best talents to play for England. Mather did not have the best of times with Sale and played for the club until his contract release in 2000. During that time Sale struggled to make an impact in the Premiership, and Mather never lived up to the hype that surrounded his transfer.

Despite his schoolboy achievement, Mather decided that his future was in rugby league . He joined Wigan Warriors. Wigan Warriors in 1992. He was a right- center player in the defeat of the team by 2-33 Castleford during the 1993-1994 Regal Trophy Final at Elland Road, Leeds on 22 January 1994. He was a part of the domestic success at Wigan and was part of the team that won the Challenge Cup of 1994 . He was also being part of the team which defeated Brisbane Broncos Brisbane Broncos in the 1994 World Club Challenge at Brisbane’s ANZ Stadium. The relationship between Mather and Wigan became tense after Mather claimed that his contract was invalid and null due to the circumstances under the time the contract was made. Mather ultimately took Wigan to court after they were unable to release his registration without paying a transfer fee in the wake of signing an agreement to Western Reds in Australia. Mather was unsuccessful in his legal challenge.

Barrie-Jon Mather Net Worth

Barrie-Jon Mather is one of the richest Rugby Union Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Barrie-Jon Mather 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Barrie-Jon Mather (born 15 January 1973) is an English former rugby union and rugby league player. A dual-code international, Mather was the very first Great Britain rugby league player to be recognized as a player by England at the union rugby.

Mather was a player for Great Britain between 1994 and 1996 and made 3 appearances. Mather was also selected by England during the 1995 World Cup where he made 3(2?) appearances, including in the opening match against Australia.

Mather played a summer stint for the Western Reds in 1995 while at Wigan and fell in love with the Australian way of life. He eventually signed a three- year deal with the club but was unable to complete the move as he claimed to be a free agent but Wigan retained his registration.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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On 11 June 2009 it was announced Mather would become the RFLs Head of Player Development on 1 July 2009. As part of his role he was also the England team manager. In January 2014 it was announced Mather would become the General Manager, Football of the NSWRL based in Australia, starting in February 2014.

Facts & Trivia

Barrie-Jon Ranked on the list of most popular Rugby Union Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Barrie- Jon Mather celebrates birthday on January 15 of every year.