{"id":360416,"date":"2025-12-20T12:32:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T12:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/360416\/"},"modified":"2025-12-20T12:32:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T12:32:15","slug":"ex-gold-coast-titans-fullback-signs-with-new-team-to-continue-career-nrl-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/360416\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Gold Coast Titans fullback signs with new team to continue career – NRL News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Matthew Russell<\/a>, a former NRL<\/a> fullback for the Gold Coast Titans<\/a> and 13-time international for Scotland<\/a>, has inked a new contract that will not only see him continue his playing career but also link up with a new team.<\/p>\n

A member of the Gold Coast Titans<\/a> roster during the 2013 season, Russell agreed to a two-year contract with the Queensland-based side but returned to England<\/a> halfway through his deal without playing a single match of first-grade.<\/p>\n

Despite never featuring in a single NRL<\/a> match, the fullback has had a successful career overseas and has now decided to take his talents to Oldham Roughyeds on a one-year contract until the end of 2026.<\/p>\n

This will see him compete in the RFL Championship – the second-tier of the English Super League<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cOldham is a perfect fit, I haven’t been able to show my full potential with my knee problem, but it has all been fixed now,\u201d Russell said in a statement.<\/p>\n

“My body feels the best it has ever been in my career and I feel my best years are still ahead of me.<\/p>\n

“In the games I played last year, even when I was in and out of the team, it was probably the best I have played for a good few years.<\/p>\n

“Fans are going to get the best version of myself, and I have already shown glimpses of what I am capable of.”<\/p>\n

\"WarringtonMANCHESTER, ENGLAND – MAY 18: Matthew Russell of Warrington Wolves scores a second half try during the Super League match between Warrington Wolves and St Helens at Etihad Stadium on May 18, 2014 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Gareth Copley\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Arriving at the club from Wakefield Trinity<\/a> which saw him score six tries in seven games before a knee injury halted his campaign, Russell has amassed a total of over 200 matches overseas.<\/p>\n

This included stints at Wigan Warriors<\/a>, Hull FC<\/a>, Warrington Wolves<\/a>, Swinton Lions<\/a>, Toronto Wolfpack<\/a>, Leigh Leopards<\/a> and Toulouse Olympique<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Being fully fit, fans can expect some exciting rugby and a lot of carnage carrying the ball,” Russell added.<\/p>\n

“After hearing the ambitions of the club and the drive from Mike (Ford), it was something I wanted to be involved with.<\/p>\n

“I had a few other offers but Oldham stood out the most \u2013 I feel I will be able to play my best rugby here and help the team thrive to where they want to be.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Matthew Russell, a former NRL fullback for the Gold Coast Titans and 13-time international for Scotland, has inked…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":360417,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,761,762,158,85],"class_list":["post-360416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nrl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-national-rugby-league","tag-nationalrugbyleague","tag-nrl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360416","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=360416"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360416\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/360417"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=360416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=360416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=360416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}