| 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: | 60 | ||||
| Tries1: | 23 | ||||
| Goals1: | 0 | ||||
| Fieldgoals1: | 0 | ||||
| Points1: | 92 | ||||
| Teama: | Samoa | ||||
| Yearastart: | 2022 | ||||
| Yearaend: | present | ||||
| Appearancesa: | 1 | ||||
| Triesa: | 1 | ||||
| Goalsa: | 0 | ||||
| Fieldgoalsa: | 0 | ||||
| Pointsa: | 4 | ||||
| Source: | [2] | ||||
| Updated: | 7 September 2024 | ||||
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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.His twin brother, Max Feagai, also plays rugby league.[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] In round 26, he scored a hat-trick in the clubs 44-40 loss against Parramatta. It was the most points scored in a game by a losing team in NSWRL/NRL history.[13]
| Season | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 8 | 3 | - | - | 12 | |
| 2022 | 20 | 10 | - | - | 40 | ||
| 2023 | 23 | 4 | 16 | ||||
| 2024 | 9 | 6 | 24 | ||||
| Totals | 60 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 92 |