Pat Mata'utia

Pat Mata'utia
Mata'utia playing for the Knights in 2014.
Personal information
Full name Alapati Mata'utia[1]
Born (1993-11-09) 9 November 1993
Campsie, New South Wales, Australia
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 102 kg (16 st 1 lb)
Playing information
Position Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016– Newcastle Knights 8 2 0 0 8
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2015 Samoa 1 0 0 0 0
As of 16 April 2016
Source: [2]

Pat Mata'utia (pronounced ma-ta-oo-tee-a)[3] (born 9 November 1993) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League. He plays at centre.

Background

Born in Campsie, New South Wales, Mata'utia is of Samoan descent and played his junior rugby league for the South Newcastle Lions in the Newcastle Rugby League, before being signed by the Newcastle Knights.

Mata'utia is the younger brother of St. George Illawarra Dragons player Peter Mata'utia, Knights teammate Chanel Mata'utia and older brother of Knights teammate Sione Mata'utia.[4]

Playing career

Early career

In October 2011, Mata'utia played for the Australian Schoolboys.[5] In 2012 and 2013, he played for the Newcastle Knights' NYC team.[6][7] On 16 October 2013, he re-signed with the Knights on a 2-year contract.[8] In 2014, he graduated on to the Knights' New South Wales Cup team.[9] Late in September 2014, he signed a letter of intent to join the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs on a 4-year contract starting in 2016, along with his brothers Chanel and Sione.[10][11] However, the NRL's rules didn't allow the Bulldogs to register the contracts until 30 June 2015, leaving the option of staying at the Knights open for the Mata'utias.[12]

2015

On 19 March, Mata'utia re-signed with the Knights on a 3-year contract, along with his brothers Chanel and Sione.[13] On 2 May, he played for Samoa against Tonga in the 2015 Polynesian Cup, making his international debut on the wing in Samoa's 18-16 win at Cbus Super Stadium.[14][15]

2016

In Round 1 of the 2016 NRL season, Mata'utia made his NRL debut for the Knights against the Gold Coast Titans after the suspension of his brother Sione left open a position at centre.[16][17] He scored a try on debut in the Knights' 12-30 loss at Cbus Super Stadium.[18]

References

  1. ↑ "TEAM LISTS: Tonga, Fiji Bati, Papua New Guinea Teams For 2015 Representative Round | Triple M NRL". Triplem.com.au. 2015-04-27. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  2. ↑ "Alapati Matautia - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 2016-02-14. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
  3. ↑ "Double debut for Mata'utias - Knights". Newcastleknights.com.au. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  4. ↑ "Sione's set to debut - Knights". newcastleknights.com.au. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
  5. ↑ "ASSRL Schoolboys rugby league news, Australian Secondary School Rugby League, Australian Schoolboys". Ourfootyteam.com. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  6. ↑ "2012 Harold Matthews Cup - GRAND FINAL - Parramatta EELS v Newcastle Knights - Action Photo Gallery". Ourfootyteam.com. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  7. ↑ "NYC Match Preview - Rd. 23 v Knights". M.melbournestorm.sportalhosting.com. 2013-08-15. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  8. ↑ "Mata’utia trio plus Tetevano re-sign | NRL". Zerotackle.com. 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  9. ↑ "Panthers V Knights - VB NSW Cup Rd 1". NSWRL.com. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  10. ↑ "Bulldogs secure Knights’ band of brothers Sione, Chanel and Pat Mata’utia". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  11. ↑ "Newcastle Knights rising star Sione Mata’utia to let mum decide his long-term playing future". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  12. ↑ Keeble, Brett (2014-12-18). "Agent tussle holds up Mata’utia talks | Newcastle Herald". Theherald.com.au. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  13. ↑ "Mata'utia brothers re-sign - Knights". Newcastleknights.com.au. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  14. ↑ "Representative Round team lists". NRL.com. 2015-04-28. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  15. ↑ Balym, Todd (2014-07-26). "Video: Sam Kasiano try-saving tackle on Jorge Taufua secures Pacific Test win for Samoan against Tonga". News.com.au. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  16. ↑ "Updated: Round 1 NRL team lists". NRL.com. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  17. ↑ NRL. "Late Mail: Titans v Knights - Knights". Newcastleknights.com.au. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  18. ↑ NRL Ladder. "Five things we learned from Titans v Knights". Rugby League Week. Retrieved 2016-03-06.

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