Aotearoa Mata'u

Aotearoa Mata'u
Date of birth (1997-05-02) 2 May 1997 (age 27)
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight133 kg (293 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop, Loose forward
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013–2020 Counties Manukau 46 (120)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016–2017 New Zealand 8 (5)
Medal record
Women's rugby union
Representing  New Zealand
Women's Rugby World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2017 Ireland Team competition

Aotearoa Mata'u (born 2 May 1997) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She played Prop for New Zealand internationally and for Counties Manukau provincially.

Rugby career

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Mata'u was selected in the Black Ferns 28-player squad that played the Wallaroos in a two-test series in October 2016.[1][2] She made her international debut for New Zealand on 22 October 2016 against Australia in Auckland.[3][4] She scored her only international try in a test against Canada on 23 November 2016.[5][6]

She was named in the Black Ferns squad for the 2017 Rugby World Cup in Ireland.[7][8]

In 2018, Mata'u featured in a YouTube video that highlighted her fending off five defenders in a try-scoring run by the giant prop for her Portuguese club, Sporting.[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ "Black Ferns coach Glenn Moore names 28-strong squad for two-test series against Australia". Stuff. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  2. ^ Donnelly, Alison (13 October 2016). "Black Ferns turn to 7s stars". Scrum Queens. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  3. ^ Spork, Dru (19 October 2016). "WALLAROOS v BLACK FERNS – the Women's Bledisloe!". Green and Gold Rugby. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  4. ^ Newman, Beth (22 October 2016). "The Wallaroos meet the Black Ferns at Eden Park". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Black Ferns retain world number one". NZ Herald. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  6. ^ "New Zealand defeats Canada in women's rugby showdown". www.cbc.ca. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Black Ferns squad for 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup named". All Blacks. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Black Ferns World Cup squad named". RNZ. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Rugby: Giant Black Ferns prop Katie Mata'u on a rampage in Europe". NZ Herald. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Giant Black Ferns prop bulldozers her way through hapless defenders in ridiculous mismatch". www.rugbydump.com. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
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