Melani Matavao

Melani Matavao (born 19 November 1995)[1] is a Samoan rugby union Scrum-Half who has plays for Samoa internationally.

Melani Matavao

Date of birth	19 November 1995
Place of birth	Samoa
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	73 kg (11 st 7 lb; 161 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-Half Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2020− Manuma Samoa () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 2018 Otago 7 (5) Correct as of 11 September 2019 National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2015 2017- 2019 Samoa Under 20 Samoa Samoa Sevens 9 (35) Correct as of 11 September 2019

Playing career

Matavao has come through Samoa's PPS Super 9 competition as a key player for the Aana Chiefs.[2] In 2015 Matavao was selected for the Samoan Under 20 side for the U20 World Championship in Italy.[3] Otago picked Matavao up in 2018 and he played 7 games in the 2018 Mitre 10 Cup season.[4] Matavao was the only local based Samoan player named in the Samoan 31-man squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup,[5] making his debut for the Samoan national team in 2017.[6]

References

1. "Melani Matavao". ESPN scrum.
2. "One Local Player in Samoa's Rugby World Cup Squad". August 31, 2019.
3. "Matavao is the player to watch out for this weekend | Loop Samoa".
4. "Melani Matavao". New Zealand Rugby History. April 19, 2019.
5. "Sport: Manu Samoa name two new caps in RWC squad". RNZ. August 31, 2019.
6. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Melani Matavao - Test matches". ESPN scrum.