Matt Poole is one of the most popular and richest Rugby Union Player who was born on February 6, 1969 in Leicester, Leicester, . Matthew David Poole (born 6 February 1969) is a former rugby union lock who played 223 games for Leicester Tigers from 1988 to 1998, he also toured twice with England but did not play in a test match.
Poole played in the Pilkington Cup Finals of 1993, 1994, 1996, where he scored a try, and 1997 winning 2 and losing 2 of the games. Poole was also part of the Leicester side which won the league in 1995. He played in 1997 Heineken Cup Final which Leicester lost to Brive.
Poole’s career ended in 1998 because of ankle and pelvic injuries. His final appearance was on 7 November 1998 against Bath at Welford Road. Poole played more matches in the letter “E” shirt than any other player in the club’s history. He wore the jersey 192 times.
In February 2009 Poole was voted by readers of the Leicester Mercury into Leicester Tigers’s Walk of Legends alongside his long term playing partner Martin Johnson.
On 1 September 1992 against Sheffield Poole scored Leicester’s first 5-point try, following the increase in its value.
