| Birth Place: | Whangārei, New Zealand |
| School: | Green Bay High School Rutherford College |
| Ru Position: | Prop |
| Repyears1: | 1994 |
| Repcaps1: | 1 |
| Reppoints1: | 0 |
Karla Matua (née Clay; born 17 May 1970) is a former Australian rugby union and league player.
Matua has the honour of being the Wallaroos first capped player, which was presented in 2008.[1] She was born in Whangārei, New Zealand and attended Green Bay High School, and Rutherford College in Auckland.[2] She made her only appearance for Australia in their first international test against the Black Ferns on 2 September 1994 at Sydney.[3]
She has played provincially for the Auckland Storm and the Counties Manukau Heat.
Matua competed for the New Zealand Māori women's side at the 2003 Women's Rugby League World Cup; she played in the final against the Kiwi Ferns.