Mat Feagai
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| Full name | Mathew Feagai[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 February 2001 Hastings, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre, Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [2] As of 7 September 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mathew Feagai (born 14 February 2001) is a New Zealand Samoa international rugby league footballer who plays as a winger or centre for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Background
[edit]Feagai was born in Hastings, New Zealand, and is of Samoan and Tokelauan descent. He has a twin brother, Max Feagai, who also plays for the Dragons.[3]
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Feagai played his junior rugby league at the Leeton Greens in Group 20 Rugby League.
In 2019, he was selected for both the New South Wales Under-18's team[4] and the Australian Schoolboys team after an impressive year where he won the 2019 S. G. Ball Cup with the Illawarra Steelers.
2021
[edit]Feagai made his debut in round 9 of the 2021 NRL season for St. George Illawarra in their 32–12 victory against Canterbury-Bankstown, scoring a try. Feagai played eight games throughout the season as St. George Illawarra finished 11th and missed the finals.[5]
2022
[edit]During round 6 of the 2022 NRL season Feagai scored a double as the St. George Illawarra in their 21-16 win over the Newcastle Knights.[6]
In round 25, Feagai scored two tries for St. George Illawarra in their victory over Brisbane.[7]
In October Feagai was named in the Samoa squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.[8]
2023
[edit]In round 12 of the 2023 NRL season, Feagai scored the winning try for St. George Illawarra in the last minute of the match as they defeated the Sydney Roosters 24-22 at Kogarah Oval.[9] Feagai would play a total of 23 games for the club in the 2023 NRL season as they finished 16th on the table.[10]
2024
[edit]In round 14 of the 2024 NRL season, Feagai scored two tries for St. George Illawarra in their 56-14 victory over the Wests Tigers.[11] Feagai signed a two-year extension with the club until the end of 2026.[12] In round 26, he scored a hat-trick in the clubs 44-40 loss against Parramatta. It was the most points scored in a game by a losing team in NSWRL/NRL history.[13]
Statistics
[edit]| Season | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
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| 2021 |  St. George Illawarra Dragons |
8 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
| 2022 | 20 | 10 | - | - | 40 | |
| 2023 | 23 | 4 | 16 | |||
| 2024 | 9 | 6 | 24 | |||
| Totals | 60 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 92 |
References
[edit]- ^ NRL profile
- ^ "Max Feagai - Career Stats & Summary -". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ Chisholm, Ed (25 August 2020). "St. George Illawarra Dragons re-sign bright youngsters Mat and Max Feagai". Sporting News. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ "NSWRL announces NSW Under-18s Men's squad". New South Wales Rugby League. 22 May 2019. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "Round 9 NRL team lists". National Rugby League. 4 May 2021. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Dragons v Knights - Round 6, 2022". National Rugby League.
- ^ "North Queensland hammers Penrith 38-8 on NRL finals eve, Brisbane Broncos' season comes to an end". ABC News. 3 September 2022.
- ^ Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021
- ^ "Eels upset Rabbitohs 36-16 to snap losing NRL run, Dragons snatch 24-22 victory over Roosters". ABC News. 19 May 2023.
- ^ "Hunt call that could define Flanagan era; glaring hole that must be filled: Brutal Review". www.foxsports.com.au. 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Lomax's historic 32-pt blitz as Dragons condemn 'dreadful' Tigers: What we learned". www.foxsports.com.au. 7 June 2024.
- ^ Pryde, Scott (6 July 2024). "Dragons confirm re-signing of young outside back". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Dragons 'fall apart'... then make NRL history in crazy near-comeback for ages". www.foxsports.com.au. 31 August 2024.
External links
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- 2001 births
- Living people
- New Zealand rugby league players
- New Zealand sportspeople of Samoan descent
- New Zealand people of Tokelauan descent
- Rugby league wingers
- People from Hastings, New Zealand
- Rugby league players from Hawke's Bay
- St. George Illawarra Dragons players
- New Zealand twins
- Identical twin males