Mathew Vaea

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Mathew Vaea
Date of birth (1966-09-12) 12 September 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth Motootua, Samoa
School Wanganui Collegiate School
Occupation(s)Clerk
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1984 Wanganui Collegiate ()
1985 College OB ()
1992 Helensville ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1986–2002 Marist St. Joseph ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1984 Wanganui 1 ()
1985 Wellington 1 ()
1992 North Harbour 4 ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1991-1995 Samoa 8 (25)

Tuala Mathew M. Vaea (born 12 September 1966 in Motootua) is a Samoan rugby union retired player who played as a scrum-half. He was the manager of the Manu Samoa at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

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Playing career

His international debut was during a test match against Tonga, at Nuku'alofa, on 28 May 1991. He was part of the 1991 Rugby World Cup roster. In 8 games he scored 25 points - out of 25 points he scored 8 thanks to a try and two penalties in the Western Samoa's victory in the 1991 Rugby World Cup against Wales. [1] His last match was against Scotland, at Murrayfield, on 18 November 1995.[ citation needed ]

Manager

During the 2011 Rugby World Cup he was the manager of the Samoa national rugby union team, but after the World Cup his home village fined him 100 pigs (about US $ 25.000) for "bad behaviour". as it turned out, Vaea, who had a Tuala title, he did not fulfill his duties as coach during his stay in New Zealand, treating the campaign in New Zealand like a "holiday" and he often drank. [2] According to the Samoan fans, Samoa did not pass the pool stage, contrary to the expectations after the victory against Australia. [3] Vaea paid the equivalent of a fine of 2000 tala (about £535 or US $840) and apologised to the village elders. In connection with the scandal, the President of the Samoa Rugby Union and Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi demanded to conduct an audit and provide all data on the costs of the Samoan national team during the World Cup. [4] After the dismissal, it was announced that they were looking for a new manager for the national team. [5] As of March 2018, Vaea has been appointed as CEO of the Samoa Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Mathew M. Vaea".
  2. ↑ agencies, Telegraph staff and (22 November 2011). "Samoa team manager Mathew Vaea fined 100 pigs for bad behaviour at Rugby World Cup".
  3. ↑ "Менеджера самоанских регбистов оштрафовали на 100 свиней".
  4. ↑ agencies, Telegraph staff and (22 November 2011). "Samoa team manager Mathew Vaea fined 100 pigs for bad behaviour at Rugby World Cup".
  5. ↑ "Сто свиней за свинство". 28 November 2011.
  6. ↑ "Tuala is S.A.S.N.O.C's new Chief Executive Officer". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 5 May 2019.


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