Tabai Matson

Tabai Matson
Full name John Tabaiwalu Fakavale Matson
Date of birth 14 May 1973
Place of birth Nausori Hospital, Fiji
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 104 kg (16 st 5 lb; 229 lb)
School Christ's College
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Centre
New Zealand No. 950
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1998–2000
2000–01
2001–06		 CA Brive
London Irish
Yamaha Júbilo
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1994–97 Canterbury 58
Super Rugby
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1996–98 Crusaders 25 (30)
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1995–96
1999		 New Zealand
Fiji		 0
2		 (0)
(0)
Coaching career
Years Club / team
2005–06
2006
2007–08
2009–11
2012
2013–		 Yamaha Júbilo
University of Queensland (assistant)
Gold Coast Breakers
Canterbury (assistant)
Canterbury Head Coach
Crusaders (assistant)
Rugby union career

John Tabaiwalu Fakavale Matson (born 14 May 1973) is a New Zealand rugby union coach and a former New Zealand and Fiji rugby union representative. A centre, Matson represented Canterbury at a provincial level and the Crusaders in Super Rugby. He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1995 and 1996, playing 10 matches but no internationals.[1] He played two matches for Fiji at the 1999 Rugby World Cup.[2]

Matson attended Nelson College from 1985 to 1986,[3] before completing his secondary education at Christ's College in Christchurch.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Knight, Lindsay. "Mac Geddes". New Zealand Rugby Museum. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "Tabai Matson". International High Performance Unit. Canterbury Rugby Football Union. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "Rugby" (PDF). The Bulletin (Nelson College): 7. April 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2014.