Sam Matavesi

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Sam Matavesi
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Full nameSamuel Sireli Matavesi
Date of birth (1992-01-13) 13 January 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Truro, England
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight102 kg (225 lb; 16 st 1 lb)
School Camborne Science and International Academy
Notable relative(s) Josh Matavesi (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Current team Northampton Saints
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012–2015 Plymouth Albion 37 (20)
2017–2019 Cornish Pirates 32 (60)
2019 Toulouse 3 (5)
2019–2024 Northampton Saints 55 (40)
2024– Lyon 0 (0)
Correct as of 18 July 2021
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013– Fiji 25 (20)
Correct as of 18 July 2021

Sam Matavesi (born 13 January 1992) is a Fijian rugby union player who plays for Lyon in the French Top 14 competition as of the 2024-25 season, having departed Northampton Saints with whom he spent 5 seasons. Lyon will be Matavesi's second stint with a Top 14 side, having already played for Toulouse earlier in his career. [1] His position of choice is hooker even though he has played at Blindside flanker and Number 8 for Plymouth.

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Career

Sam is the younger brother of Josh Matavesi. His father, Sireli Matavesi came to England in the 1980s from Fiji and never left. He played for Cornwall, a team his 3 sons also played for. Sam also works for the Royal Navy, working out of the RNAS Culdrose as well as playing for their rugby union team. [2]

He made his debut for the Flying Fijians against Canada in the 2013 IRB Pacific Nations Cup off the bench at Number 8. In December 2019, Matavesi joins Northampton Saints in the Premiership Rugby with immediate effect from the 2019-20 season. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Sam Matavesi: Toulouse sign Cornish Pirates hooker on loan until end of season". BBC. 11 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "Sam Matavesi: Cornish Pirates forward happy to balance Royal Navy career with rugby". BBC. 3 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Hooker Sam Matavesi joins Northampton Saints". Northampton Saints. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2021.


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