Matt Faleuka Explained

Birth Name:Matthew Faleuka Tagelagi
Birth Date:1979 1, df=yes
Height:1.8m (05.9feet)
Weight:90kg (200lb)
Ru Position:Wing
Fullback
Years1:2007
Clubs1:Parma
Apps1:7
Points1:0
Ru Provinceyears1:2004-2007
Ru Province1:Northland
Ru Provinceapps1:19
Ru Provincepoints1:10
Repyears1:2011
Repteam1:Niue 7's
Repcaps1:5
Reppoints1:5

Matthew Faleuka Tagelagi (born 9 January 1979), known as Matt Faleuka, is a Niuean rugby union footballer. He plays as a wing and as a fullback.

Career

Faleuka is one of the best players of the small island nation of Niue and is currently the capitan of Niue national rugby union team.

He played for the New Zealand Universities team in 2002[1] before representing Niue at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester in both Rugby Sevens and athletics.[2] From 2003 he played for Northland.[3] before moving to Overmach Rugby Parma in 2007

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Notes and References

  1. News: Waikato trio in Universities squad . Waikato Times . 9 April 2002 . 9 . EBSCOHost.
  2. News: Rusty England leave room for improvement . Alison Kervin . The Times . 3 August 2002 . 28 . EBSCOHost.
  3. News: HOW THE PREMIER DIVISION SHAPES UP . Tony Robson . Dominion-Post . 7 August 2003 . E2 . EBSCOHost.