Samuel Israel Matenga (born 8 May 1998) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for Tasman in the Bunnings NPC competition and the Seattle Seawolves in Major League Rugby.[1] His position is prop.
| Full name | Samuel Israel Matenga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 8 May 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tasman
editMatenga 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
edit- ^ "Sam Matenga". mako.nz. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "2020 Tasman Mako Squad". mako.nz. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.