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| Born | 9 April 2004 Porirua, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 114 kg (251 lb; 17 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hastings Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Matolu Petaia (born 9 April 2004) is a New Zealand rugby union player, who plays for the Hurricanes and Wellington. His preferred position is lock, flanker or number 8. [1]
Petaia was born in Porirua and attended Hastings Boys' High School where he played rugby for the first XV. [2] Having left school, he joined up with the Hurricanes academy, representing their U18 side in 2022, [3] and U20 side in 2024. [4] He plays his club rugby for Tawa RFC in Wellington, who he captains, winning U19 player of the year in 2023. [5]
Petaia has represented Wellington in the National Provincial Championship since 2024, being named in the squad for the 2025 Bunnings NPC. [6] He was named in the Hurricanes wider training group for the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific season. [7]
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