Matt Salter (born 2 December 1976 in Greenwich, London) is an English former rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played for Bristol in the Guinness Premiership. He primarily played as a flanker or in the second row. His Bristol career started in the autumn of 1999. Bristol were back in rugby's top flight after a year in Allied Dunbar Premiership Two, and Salter was offered a contract, making his début on 28 November as a replacement in the home European Shield game with Calvisano. He is married with 2 children.