Sam Matenga
NZ rugby union player
Rugby player
Full name | Samuel Israel Matenga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1998-05-08) 8 May 1998 (age 26) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Gisborne, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 116 kg (18 st 4 lb; 256 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Gisborne Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Samuel Israel Matenga (born 8 May 1998) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for the Tasman Mako in the Bunnings NPC competition and the Seattle Seawolves in Major League Rugby.[1] His position is prop.
Tasman
Matenga made his debut for Tasman in Round 5 of the 2019 Mitre 10 Cup against Counties Manukau at Pukekohe Stadium in Auckland. He played 3 games for Tasman in 2019. In September 2020 he was named in the Tasman Mako squad for the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup.[2] Matenga was part of the side as the Mako went on to win their second premiership title in a row. He had a stand out season in the 2021 Bunnings NPC as Tasman again made the premiership final, this time losing to Waikato 23–20.
References
External links
- itsrugby.co.uk profile
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Seattle Seawolves – current squad
- Monate Akuei
- Koby Baker
- Reid Davis
- Dewald Donald
- Jean Droste
- Charles Elton
- Kellen Gordon
- Pago Haini
- Riekert Hattingh
- Rhyno Herbst
- Olive Kilifi
- Taylor Krumrei
- Isaia Lotawa
- Peter Malcolm
- Sam Matenga
- Neal Moylett
- Mahonri Ngakuru
- Cameron Orr
- Mason Pedersen
- DaQuan Perry
- Kara Pryor
- Joe Taufeteʻe
- Huw Taylor
- Chance Wenglewski
- Jackson Zabierek
- David Busby
- Lauina Futi
- Rhys Jones
- Dan Kriel
- Tevita Kuridrani
- Tavite Lopeti
- Mack Mason
- Duncan Matthews
- Conner Mooneyham
- Toni Pulu
- Ryan Rees
- Divan Rossouw
- Jeremiah Sio
- JP Smith
- Sam Windsor
- Allen Clarke