Chanel Mata'utia

Chanel Mata'utia
Mata'utia playing for the Knights in 2013.
Personal information
Born 17 August 1992
Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 98 kg (15 st 6 lb)
Playing information
Position Centre, Wing, Fullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2014– Newcastle Knights 7 5 0 0 20
Source: Rugby League Project

Chanel Mata'utia (pronounced ma-ta-oo-tee-a)[1] (born 17 August 1992) is a Samoan Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Newcastle Knights of the National Rugby League. He primarily plays centre, wing and fullback.

Background

Born in Liverpool, New South Wales, Mata'utia played his junior football for the Bankstown Cougars,[2] before moving to Newcastle, New South Wales at a young age and playing for the South Newcastle Lions in the Newcastle Rugby League. He was then signed by the Newcastle Knights.

Playing career

From 2010 to 2012, Mata'utia played for the Newcastle Knights' NYC team[3] before moving on to the Knights' New South Wales Cup team in 2013.

In 2012, Mata'utia played for the New South Wales Under 20s team.

On 16 October 2013, Mata'utia re-signed with the Knights on a 1-year contract,[4] later extending it by another year in 2014.[5]

In 2014, Mata'utia played for the New South Wales Residents.

In Round 20 of the 2014 NRL season, Mata'utia made his NRL debut for the Knights against the Sydney Roosters,[6] alongside his brother Sione Mata'utia who also debuted for the Knights in the same game.[7] This was the first time since Round 1 of the 1942 NSWRFL season, that two brothers had debuted in the same game together, Bill and Doug McRitchie debuting for the St. George Dragons on that day.[8]

On 9 September 2014, Mata'utia was named in the Samoa train-on squad for the 2014 Four Nations, [9] but didn’t make the final 24-man squad.

Late in September 2014, Mata'utia signed a letter of intent to join the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs on a 4-year contract starting in 2016, along with his brothers Sione and Pat.[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]

On 19 March 2014, Mata'utia re-signed with the Knights on a 3-year contract, along with his brothers Sione and Pat.[13]

Personal life

Mata'utia is the younger brother of St. George Illawarra Dragons player Peter Mata'utia and older brother of fellow Newcastle Knights player Sione Mata'utia.[14]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.newcastleknights.com.au/news/2014/07/24/double_debut_for_mata_utias.html
  2. ↑ http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/sione-matautia-may-yet-back-out-of-agreement-to-join-canterbury-bulldogs-20141011-114qg3.html#ixzz3FproNCdG
  3. ↑ "Chanel Mata'utia player results, scores, news and statistics". rleague.com. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
  4. ↑ "Mata'utia trio plus Tetevano re-sign - Knights". newcastleknights.com.au. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
  5. ↑ http://www.theherald.com.au/story/2496228/knights-aim-to-lock-in-matautia-brothers/?cs=306
  6. ↑ "LATE MAIL: Knights v Roosters - Knights". newcastleknights.com.au. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
  7. ↑ "Double debut for Mata'utias - Knights". newcastleknights.com.au. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
  8. ↑ "Brothers Sione and Chanel Mata’utia make history with Knights debut | Newcastle Herald". theherald.com.au. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
  9. ↑ http://www.newcastleknights.com.au/news/2014/09/08/knights_a_plenty_in_samoan_train_on_squad.html
  10. ↑ http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/bulldogs-secure-knights-band-of-brothers-sione-chanel-and-pat-matautia/story-fnp0lyn3-1227074495417
  11. ↑ http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/newcastle-knights-rising-star-sione-matautia-to-let-mum-decide-his-long-term-playing-future/story-fnp0lyn3-1227165380318
  12. ↑ http://www.theherald.com.au/story/2774580/agent-tussle-holds-up-matautia-talks/
  13. ↑ http://www.newcastleknights.com.au/news/2015/03/19/mata_utia_brothers_r.html
  14. ↑ "Sione's set to debut - Knights". newcastleknights.com.au. Retrieved 2014-07-25.

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