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Matthews striving for more medals
The Rugby Paper
|July 30, 2023
HAVING hoisted the Premier 15s title in June, Alex Matthews has ticked off virtually ever accolade in the sport but the Gloucester-Hartpury and England back row is more driven than ever to push her personal standards.
Gloucester-Hartpury's 34-19 victory over Exeter Chiefs in the final saw Matthews become a Premier 15s champion having already being crowned a World Cup winner, Grand Slam conquerer and Commonwealth Games bronze medalist, all at the age of just 29.
But flanker Matthews says there's still plenty of desire left in her.
She told The Rugby Paper: "When I won the World Cup in 2014 I'd just turned 21 and I thought what do I do now? I've done everything that I've wanted to do in a team sport.
"But I'm very much driven by my personal standards and as long as I'm enjoying it, adding value to everyone around me, I'll keep pushing and trying to be better. I'm not fussed by the individual accolades, I know some want to be named player of the year but I just want to keep playing and adding value to people around me."
This story is from the July 30, 2023 edition of The Rugby Paper.
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