Since started playing rugby at the age of 10 at Tyndale RFC, where both her father and uncle played, she spent three years playing for Darlington Mowden Park before moving to Bristol Ladies for the start of the inaugural Tyrrells Premier 15s season.
The scrum half captained the Under 20 side on her debut against the Army in 2016 and also won a provincial championship with Leprechaun Tiger’s during a stint in Canada during the summer of 2017.
Mattinson made her Test debut against Canada in 2017 coming off the bench in all three of the Tests against the North American nation.
In January 2018 the promising halfback was named in Englands 2018 6 Nations squad.
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Career
Scotland Women Scrum Half |
2022 - present | |
Ealing Trailfinders Women Scrum Half |
2024 - present | |
England Women Scrum Half |
2018 - 2019 | |
Bristol Bears Women Scrum Half |
2019 - 2019 | |
Worcester Warriors Women Scrum Half |
2020 - 2023 | |
Gloucester-Hartpury Women Scrum Half |
2023 - 2024 |