Matt Proudfoot

Matt Proudfoot
Birth name	Matthew Craig Proudfoot
Date of birth	30 January 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth	Klerksdorp, South Africa
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	150 kg (23 st 9 lb)
School	Potchefstroom High School for Boys
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Prop
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
1997	Melrose RFC
Senior career
Years	Team
–	Edinburgh Rugby
–	Leopards
–	Blue Bulls
2003-4	Glasgow Warriors
International career
Years	Team
1997	Scotland A
1998-2003	Scotland
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.

Playing career

Hy played for DF Malan. Proudfoot played in the Vodacom Cup and then the Currie Cup for the Leopards after which he moved to Scotland to play for Melrose.^[3]

Proudfoot then played for Edinburgh Rugby. He won 3 international caps while with Edinburgh, before returning to South Africa.

Injury forced him into semi-retirement but he still played for the Leopards and the Blue Bulls. Glasgow Warriors coach Hugh Campbell persuaded him to return to full-time Scottish professional rugby.^[4]

In 2003 he returned to Scotland to play for Glasgow Warriors.^[3] He won 1 more international cap while with the Warriors.^[5]