Justin Matamua

Justin Matamua (born 27 May 2003) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a lock or second-row forward for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Justin Matamua
Personal information
Full nameJustin Matamua
Born (2003-05-27) 27 May 2003
Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight103 kg (16 st 3 lb)
Playing information
PositionLock, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2022– Wests Tigers 7 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2023 Samoa 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]
As of 1 September 2023

Background

Matamua played his junior rugby league for the Campbelltown City Kangaroos.[2]

Career

2022

Matamua made his first grade debut for the Wests Tigers against the Parramatta Eels in round 17 of the 2022 NRL season. Matamua was sent to the sin bin five minutes into his debut for an illegal shoulder charge on Parramatta's Mitchell Moses during the clubs 28-20 defeat.[3][4] On 23 November, Matamua was announced to join the Wests Tigers Top-30 playing roster and extended his contract with the club until the end of 2025.[5]

2023

Matamua was limited to only five games for the Wests Tigers in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished with the wooden spoon for a second straight year.[6]

References
  1. Rugby League Project
  2. "Local junior's rapid rise". Wests Tigers. 6 July 2022.
  3. "Round 17 NRL Team lists". NRL.com. 28 June 2022.
  4. "Tigers debutant binned after FIVE MINUTES for shoulder charge on Mitch Moses". www.foxsports.com.au.
  5. "Wests Tigers upgrade and extend young gun Justin Matamua". www.sportingnews.com. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
  6. "'Circus act' that summed up year from hell... and big call left for Benji: Wests Tigers Brutal Review". www.foxsports.com.au.
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