Matt Proudfoot

Matt Proudfoot
Birth nameMatthew Craig Proudfoot
Date of birth (1972-01-30) 30 January 1972 (age 52)
Place of birthKlerksdorp, South Africa
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight150 kg (23 st 9 lb)
SchoolPotchefstroom High School for Boys
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1997 Melrose RFC ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
Edinburgh Rugby ()
Leopards ()
Blue Bulls ()
2003-4 Glasgow Warriors 12 (0)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1997 Scotland A
1998-2003 Scotland 4 (0)
Coaching career
Years Team
North-West University (Forwards Coach)
2008-15 Western Province (Forwards Coach)
2009-15 Stormers (Forwards Coach)
2015-16 Kobelco Steelers (Asst)
2016-19 South Africa (Asst)
2020-22 England Men (Forwards Coach)
2023-24 Namibia (Forwards Coach)
2024- Leopards

Matthew Proudfoot (born 30 January 1972) is a South African rugby union coach and former player who represented Scotland. He is currently coach of the Leopards.

He was an assistant coach with South Africa, winning the 2019 World Cup.[1] In January 2020 he became forwards coach for England,[2] and left at the end of 2022. He had a coaching spell at Stellenbosch University before joining Namibia as their forwards coach for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

He played for Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh Rugby, and won four caps for Scotland between 1998 and 2003.

  1. ^ "Proudfoot follows Coetzee to Japan". Sport.
  2. ^ "Amor and Proudfoot Join England Men's Coaching Team". England Rugby.