Matthew Dalton
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| Born | 16 November 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 118 kg (18.6 st; 260 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Belfast Royal Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Matthew Dalton (born 16 November 1998) is an Irish rugby union player who plays for Ulster. A graduate of the Ulster academy, he formerly played for Utah Warriors (2021), Newcastle Falcons (2021–23) and Soyaux Angoulême (2023–25). He plays primarily as a lock, but can also play as a flanker, and represented Malone in the All-Ireland League.
Dalton attended Belfast Royal Academy and, before committing to rugby, he excelled at association football and athletics, particularly the pentathlon.[1] He helped the school to the semi-finals of the 2016 Ulster Schools' Cup, where they lost to Royal Belfast Academical Institution,[2] as well as earning representation for Ulster at under-17, under-18 and under-18 level and Ireland at under-18, under-19 and under-20 level.[3]
Club career
Dalton made his senior competitive debut for Ulster in their 23–22 win against Italian side Benetton in round 9 of the 2017–18 Pro14 on 24 November 2017.[4][5]
Dalton signed for the Utah Warriors ahead of the 2021 Major League Rugby season.[6]
On 22 June 2021, Dalton returned to the UK to join English side Newcastle Falcons in the Premiership Rugby on a two-year deal from the 2021–22 season.[7] In 2023 he signed for Soyaux Angoulême in the French Pro D2.[8] He returned to Ulster in January 2025 following a successful trial.[9]
