Aotearoa Mata'u Explained

Birth Date:2 May 1997
Height:1.85 m
Weight:133 kg
Ru Position:Prop, Loose forward
Ru Provinceyears1:2013–2020
Ru Province1:Counties Manukau
Ru Provinceapps1:46
Ru Provincepoints1:120
Repyears1:2016–2017
Repcaps1:8
Reppoints1:5

Aotearoa Mata'u (born 2 May 1997) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She played Prop for New Zealand internationally and for Counties Manukau provincially.

Rugby career

Mata'u was selected in the Black Ferns 28-player squad that played the Wallaroos in a two-test series in October 2016.[1] [2] She made her international debut for New Zealand on 22 October 2016 against Australia in Auckland.[3] [4] She scored her only international try in a test against Canada on 23 November 2016.[5] [6]

She was named in the Black Ferns squad for the 2017 Rugby World Cup in Ireland.[7] [8]

In 2018, Mata'u featured in a YouTube video that highlighted her fending off five defenders in a try-scoring run by the giant prop for her Portuguese club, Sporting.[9] [10]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016-10-13 . Black Ferns coach Glenn Moore names 28-strong squad for two-test series against Australia . 2022-08-27 . Stuff . en.
  2. Web site: Donnelly . Alison . 2016-10-13 . Black Ferns turn to 7s stars . 2022-08-27 . Scrum Queens . en.
  3. Web site: Spork . Dru . 2016-10-19 . WALLAROOS v BLACK FERNS – the Women's Bledisloe! . 2022-08-27 . Green and Gold Rugby . en-AU.
  4. Web site: Newman . Beth . 2016-10-22 . The Wallaroos meet the Black Ferns at Eden Park . 2022-08-27 . www.rugby.com.au . en.
  5. Web site: 2016-11-23 . Black Ferns retain world number one . 2024-05-19 . NZ Herald . en-NZ.
  6. Web site: 2016-11-23 . New Zealand defeats Canada in women's rugby showdown . 2024-05-19 . www.cbc.ca.
  7. Web site: Black Ferns squad for 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup named . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142409/http://www.allblacks.com/News/31052/black-ferns-squad-for-2017-womens-rugby-world-cup-named . 12 June 2018 . 13 August 2017 . All Blacks . en.
  8. Web site: 2017-07-05 . Black Ferns World Cup squad named . 2022-01-28 . RNZ . en-nz.
  9. Web site: 2018-12-20. Rugby: Giant Black Ferns prop Katie Mata'u on a rampage in Europe. 2022-01-28. NZ Herald.
  10. Web site: 2019-01-02 . Giant Black Ferns prop bulldozers her way through hapless defenders in ridiculous mismatch . 2024-05-19 . www.rugbydump.com . en.

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