Matthew Ridge Biography
Matthew Ridge is a former rugby union and rugby league footballer who now works as a television presenter in New Zealand. Ridge, a fullback in both codes, played rugby union for Auckland and was an All-Black, but he never earned an international cap.
How old is Matthew Ridge? – Age
He is 54 years old as of 27 August 2022. He was born in 1968 in Rotorua, New Zealand. His real name is Matthew John Ridge.
Matthew Ridge Family – Education
Ridge attended Auckland Grammar School and Mount Albert Grammar School. In 1986, he was chosen for Auckland age-group teams and played for New Zealand Secondary Schools.
Who is Matthew Ridge’s ex-wife?
Ridge with his first wife, Sally Ridge, an interior designer and TVNZ Homefront presenter. Ridge and his then-partner Carly Binding had a son, London Luca Ridge, in November 2010, and Ridge and his wife Chloe Alexa Liggins had a son, Kenzo Axel Ridge, in December 2017.
Matthew Ridge Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $1.1 Million.
Matthew Ridge The Chair
In 2002, Matthew Ridge was chosen to host the original New Zealand version of the television game show The Chair, which premiered on ABC in the United States in January 2002, hosted by former tennis champion John McEnroe.
Matthew Ridge Documentary
Ridge’s ‘defection’ from rugby union to rugby league was documented in the documentary In a Different League. It was hosted and narrated by his friend and former teammate John Kirwan, who joined the Auckland Warriors in 1995. Ridge’s early days with Manly and his introduction to test football with the New Zealand team were featured in the 1991 documentary, as was the outrage when John Gallagher transferred to the league a week after Ridge.
Matthew Ridge Career
Notwithstanding never having played a round of rugby association in his life, Edge was endorsed by the Masculine Warringah Ocean Hawks and their Kiwi mentor Graham Lowe to play in the New South Ribs Rugby Association’s Winfield Cup contest from 1990. Edge made his presentation at fullback for the Ocean Birds in their Cycle 10 conflict with Cronulla at Masculine’s home ground, Brookvale Oval.
He turned into the group’s best option objective kicker in front of the commander and double rugby global Michael O’Connor and part-time kicker Mal Cochrane when he kicked 6/7 in his most memorable game aiding tenth put Masculine to a 28-8 win over the third-positioned Sharks. Edge finished the 1990 season as Masculine’s driving scorer with 94 places (2 attempts, 43/57 objectives) in 11 games.
Only six games into his rugby association profession, Edge played his most memorable test for New Zealand against the visiting Extraordinary England Lions. On 8 July 1990 at the Mount Savvy Arena in Auckland, Edge kicked 5 objectives as the Kiwis went down 16-14 before 7,843 fans. He supported this up seven days after the fact with another six-objective execution in aiding New Zealand to a 21-18 win over the Lions at Sovereign Elizabeth II Park in Christchurch.
Notwithstanding great structure for Masculine in 1991, Edge missed choice for the mid-season Trans-Tasman Test series against Australia because of a disagreement regarding pay among clubs and the New Zealand Rugby Association (NZRL) which likewise precluded Daryl Halligan, John Schuster, and Kurt Sherlock.
After a physical issue hindered the 1992 season when Edge recaptured his place as the Kiwis’ fullback for the two tests against the visiting Extraordinary England group, the 1993 season began positively. In any case, he was side-lined until the end of the year in the wake of experiencing a knee injury. The injury saw him miss determination for the mid-season Trans-Tasman series as well as the finish-of-year Kiwi visit through Incredible England and France.
Edge got back to frame in 1994, playing 23 games for Masculine and scoring 234 focuses (5 attempts, 106/132 objectives) for the season. He likewise recovered the Kiwi #1 jumper when he was chosen for the two tests against Papua New Guinea in October.
Edge played and kicked objectives in every one of the 1995 Trans-Tasman Test series’ three games against Australia, however, the Kiwis lost the series 0-3 (he kicked 7/8 during the series, just missing his most memorable kick in the third test). Edge was taken out endeavoring to handle Australian winger Bar Wishart in the primary portion of the last test at Suncorp Arena in Brisbane, won 46-10 by Australia.
Edge completed the 1995 ARL season as the association’s top point-scorer with a club record of 257 focuses (11 attempts, 106 objectives, and 1 field objective), breaking Graham Eadie’s record of 242 places. Toward the finish of the time he played for the Ocean Birds at fullback in their 4-17 Thousand last misfortune against the Sydney Bulldogs. Edge captained the New Zealand group at the 1995 Rugby Association World Cup in Britain and Grains. The Kiwis completed in third spot, losing a hard-battled semi-last 20-30 to Australia after extra time in Huddersfield.
In 1996, Edge a conspicuous ally of Super Association in the debate that split the game, passed on nine weeks of the time when the new contest was placed on hold.[citation needed] Nonetheless, Masculine won the ARL Stupendous Last, crushing the Winged Serpents, with Edge having a significant impact. In 1997, Edge moved to the Auckland Champions who had changed to the Super Association during the Super Association war.
Altogether, Edge scored 1,093 focuses in 122 1st grade games for Masculine somewhere in the range of 1990 and 1996 (32 attempts, 477/599 objectives @ 79.63%, 11 Fg), putting him then third on the unequaled Ocean Hawks point scorers list behind fullbacks Bounce Wacko and Graham Eadie. Edge’s complete at present sees him in the fourth spot. En route, he set the Ocean Falcons’ standards for single-season scoring (257 focuses in 1995 from 11 attempts, 106 objectives, and 1 field objective), and focuses in a match – 30 focuses (2 attempts, 11 objectives) against Western Rural areas in 1996.
Edge spent the 1997 Super Association season as commander of the Champions, however, wounds kept him to only 9 games. He likewise captained New Zealand in a Super Association test match against Australia in 1997. In 1998 he composed a self-portrayal with Angus Gillies, Show no mercy, distributed by Hodder Moa Beckett. He went on as commander of the Champions in the 1998 NRL season and the primary portion of the Fighters’ 1999 season. In any case, in the 1999 season, he was shipped off and suspended multiple times, missing twelve weeks, and he resigned after the season.
In absolute he scored 238 focuses in 37 1st-grade games for the New Zealand Fighters in 1997 and his retirement in 1999 (8 attempts, 103 objectives). At the hour of his retirement, he was the untouched top scorer in global counterparts for the New Zealand public rugby association group with 168 places (6 attempts, 71 objectives) from 25 test appearances. He completed his rugby association club profession with 1,331 absolute places (40 attempts, 582/723 objectives @ 80.22%, 11 field objectives) from 159 games (Masculine 122, Auckland 37), a normal of 8.37 focuses per club game.