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NZ rugby union player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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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.
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