| Mat Feagai | |
| Fullname: | Mathew Feagai[1] |
| Birth Date: | 2001 2, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Hastings, New Zealand |
| Height: | 186cm (73inches) |
| Weight: | 96kg (212lb) |
| Club1: | St. George Illawarra |
| Year1start: | 2021 |
| Year1end: | present |
| Appearances1: | 57 |
| Tries1: | 20 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
| Points1: | 80 |
| Teama: | Samoa |
| Yearastart: | 2022 |
| Yearaend: | present |
| Appearancesa: | 1 |
| Triesa: | 1 |
| Goalsa: | 0 |
| Fieldgoalsa: | 0 |
| Pointsa: | 4 |
| Source: | [2] |
| Updated: | 19 August 2024 |
Mathew Feagai (born 14 February 2001) is a New Zealand Samoa international rugby league footballer who plays as a er or for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Feagai was born in Hastings, New Zealand, and is of Samoan and Tokelauan descent.He has a twin brother, Max Feagai, who also plays for the Dragons.[3]
Feagai played his junior rugby league at the Leeton Greens in Group 20 Rugby League.
In 2019, he was selected for both the New South Wales Under-18's team[4] and the Australian Schoolboys team after an impressive year where he won the 2019 S. G. Ball Cup with the Illawarra Steelers.
Feagai made his debut in round 9 of the 2021 NRL season for St. George Illawarra in their 32–12 victory against Canterbury-Bankstown, scoring a try. Feagai played eight games throughout the season as St. George Illawarra finished 11th and missed the finals.[5]
During round 6 of the 2022 NRL season Feagai scored a double as the St. George Illawarra in their 21-16 win over the Newcastle Knights.[6]
In round 25, Feagai scored two tries for St. George Illawarra in their victory over Brisbane.[7]
In October Feagai was named in the Samoa squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.[8]
In round 12 of the 2023 NRL season, Feagai scored the winning try for St. George Illawarra in the last minute of the match as they defeated the Sydney Roosters 24-22 at Kogarah Oval.[9] Feagai would play a total of 23 games for the club in the 2023 NRL season as they finished 16th on the table.[10]
In round 14 of the 2024 NRL season, Feagai scored two tries for St. George Illawarra in their 56-14 victory over the Wests Tigers.[11] Feagai signed a two-year extension with the club until the end of 2026.[12]
| Season | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 8 | 3 | - | - | 12 | |
| 2022 | 20 | 10 | - | - | 40 | ||
| 2023 | 23 | 4 | 16 | ||||
| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 12 | ||||
| Totals | 55 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 80 |