Matiaha Martin Explained

Matiaha Martin
Birth Date:1992 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Hamilton, New Zealand
Height:2.01m (06.59feet)
Weight:1120NaN0
Occupation:Māori Teacher at Tangaroa College
Position:Lock
Years1:2016–present
Apps1:11
Points1:0
Years2:2017
Apps2:0
Points2:0
Clubupdate:19 November 2016

Matiaha Martin (born 3 June 1992) is a New Zealand rugby union lock for in the domestic Mitre 10 Cup.[1] [2]

Senior career

After coming through the ranks of Counties Manukau's under-18, B and development teams, Martin cracked the senior squad in 2016 Mitre 10 Cup. He took advantage of injuries to several key players to establish himself as a regular in a side which reached the premiership semifinals and lost to . He played all eleven of the Steelers games during the campaign, nine from the start.[2] [3] He was drafted into the squad shortly before the 2017 Super Rugby season.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Matiaha Martin Counties Manukau Steelers Player Profile . Steelers Rugby . 19 November 2016.
  2. Web site: Matiaha Martin itsrugby Player Statistics . it's rugby . 19 November 2016.
  3. Web site: 12 new caps for Counties-Manukau . All Blacks.com . 26 July 2016 . 19 November 2016.
  4. Injury replacement players named . Chiefs . 15 February 2017 . 15 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170215091140/http://www.chiefs.co.nz/news/news/latest-news/382-injury-replacement-players-named . 15 February 2017 . live .