Matiaha Martin

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Matiaha Martin
Date of birth (1992-06-03) 3 June 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Hamilton, New Zealand
Height2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight112 kg (17 st 9 lb; 247 lb)
Occupation(s)Māori Teacher at Tangaroa College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Current team Counties Manukau
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016–present Counties Manukau 11 (0)
2017 Chiefs 0 (0)
Correct as of 19 November 2016

Matiaha Martin (born 3 June 1992) is a New Zealand rugby union lock for Counties Manukau in the domestic Mitre 10 Cup. [1] [2]

Senior career

After coming through the ranks of Counties Manukau's under-18, B and development teams, Martin cracked the senior squad in 2016 Mitre 10 Cup. He took advantage of injuries to several key players to establish himself as a regular in a side which reached the premiership semifinals and lost to Canterbury. He played all eleven of the Steelers games during the campaign, nine from the start. [2] [3] He was drafted into the Chiefs squad shortly before the 2017 Super Rugby season. [4]

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References

  1. "Matiaha Martin Counties Manukau Steelers Player Profile". Steelers Rugby. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Matiaha Martin itsrugby Player Statistics". it's rugby. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  3. "12 new caps for Counties-Manukau". All Blacks.com. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  4. "Injury replacement players named" (Press release). Chiefs. 15 February 2017. Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017.