Sam Mataora
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| Mataora playing for the Mount Pritchard Mounties in 2013. | ||||||
| Personal information | ||||||
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| Born | 20 October 1990 Rarotonga, Cook Islands | |||||
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | |||||
| Weight | 114 kg (17 st 13 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Prop, Second-row | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2010–13 | Canberra Raiders | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2015– | Newcastle Knights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2009–13 | Cook Islands | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| As of 4 July 2014 | ||||||
| Source: Rugby League Project | ||||||
Sam Mataora (born 20 October 1990) is a Cook Island professional rugby league footballer for the Newcastle Knights of the National Rugby League. He primarily plays prop and second-row.
Background
Born in Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Mataora moved to Brisbane, Australia when he was 11-years-old and played his junior football for Souths Sunnybank while attending Cavendish State High School. He was then signed by the Canberra Raiders.[1] In 2007 and 2008, Mataora played for the Queensland Under 17s and Under 18s teams respectively.
Playing career
In 2009 and 2010, Mataora played for the Canberra Raiders' NYC team.[2]
In 2009, Mataora played for the Cook Islands in the 2009 Pacific Cup.
In Round 8 of the 2010 NRL season, Mataora made his NRL debut for the Raiders against the New Zealand Warriors.[3]
In 2010, Mataora played for the Junior Kiwis.[4]
At the end of 2010, Mataora was named at second-row in the 2010 NYC Team of the Year.
In 2011, Mataora was selected in the Cook Islands 18-man squad to face New Zealand at the end of the year, although the NZRL called off the match due to players being unavailable.[5]
In June 2012, Mataora re-signed with the Raiders on a 2-year contract.[6][7]
In 2013, Mataora played for the Cook Islands in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.
In July 2014, Mataora joined the Newcastle Knights mid-season for the remainder of the year.[8]
On 1 November 2014, Mataora re-signed with the Knights on a 3-year contract.[9][10]
References
- ↑ http://www.theherald.com.au/story/2510230/stone-wants-to-hang-on-to-young-prop-sam-mataora/?cs=306
- ↑ http://rleague.com/players/Sam-Mataora_2496/Stats/
- ↑ http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nrl-2010/round-8/warriors-vs-canberra/summary.html
- ↑ Nine NYC-winning Warriors named in Jnr Kiwis NRL.com (2010-10-06)
- ↑ Kiwis cancel test against Cook Islands. Stuff.co.nz (2011-09-28). Retrieved on 2012-06-15.
- ↑ http://rleague.com/news/Mataora-re-signs-with-the-Raiders_77792/
- ↑ Raiders secure young gun Mataora. Sports News First (2012-05-30). Retrieved on 2012-06-15.
- ↑ http://www.newcastleknights.com.au/news/2014/07/02/knights_sign_sam_mataora.html
- ↑ http://www.newcastleknights.com.au/news/2014/10/31/knights_sign_mataora_and_vaivai.html
- ↑ http://www.theherald.com.au/story/2577244/panthers-likely-to-throw-packer-a-lifeline/
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