Manasa Mataele

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Manasa Moala Mataele (born 27 November 1996) is a Fijian and Tongan

He also represented Marist in rugby. In July 2014, he represented Marist in the Southern Zone Secondary Schools rugby competition. He played at centre and scored a try in the under-18 final helping Marist to win the title. He also scooped the man of the match award.[4] He was selected in the Fiji Under-18 side for the Tri Nations matches against Australia and New Zealand Under-18 sides. He scored 2 tries in their 50–15 loss to Australia.^[5] His performance for the team saw him getting invited by the Taranaki Rugby Academy to join them as a development player and he played in their sevens and Under-19 teams.

In September 2015, he helped Taranaki beat defending champions, Wellington in the Jock Hobbs Memorial National Under-19 tournament. He scored two-tries in that game.^[6]

In August 2016, he was a surprise inclusion in the Taranaki team named for the 2016 Mitre 10 Cup.^[7]

Later in that month, he made his debut against Hawke's Bay scoring a 50m try in their 55–28 win. He played alongside his uncle, Seta Tamanivalu who as a youngster, lived with Mataele's family as Tamanivalu's family were from the west (Lautoka) and he studied at Lelean Memorial School which was based in Suva.^[8]

In November 2016, he was signed by the

He made his Super Rugby debut on 18 March 2017 against the Blues. He scored a try in the 33–24 win.

Mataele made his international debut for Fiji on 10 July 2021, replacing Nemani Nadolo off the bench, in a 23-57 loss to New Zealand.

Personal life

While staying in New Zealand, he did a Diploma in Building Construction and Architectural Technology at the Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki. His favourite player growing up was Joe Rokocoko.^[10] Manasa married Black Fern and Matatu rugby player Martha Mataele (nee Lolohea).^[11]

References

External links

• Manasa Mataele at ESPNscrum
• Manasa Mataele at ItsRugby.co.uk