Matt Stevens Bio

Matt Stevens is a former England prop who also represented Bath, Saracens, the Sharks and Toulon. During his highly distinguished career, he was notably banned for two years after failing a drugs test.

Born in Durban on 1 October 1982, Matt Stevens played his youth rugby in South Africa. During this time, he earned representative honours for Western Province, South African Universities and the Junior Springboks (at U18 and U19 level). However, he ultimately decided to move to England to pursue his university studies.

After arriving in England, Matt Stevens signed for Bath. In total, between 2002 and 2009, Matt Stevens made 120 appearances for Bath and firmly established himself as one of the Premiership’s top props.

However, on 20 January 2009, it was announced that Matt Stevens had failed a drugs test following a Heineken Champions Cup match. He was subsequently banned from rugby for two years and left Bath before he was sacked.