Mat Feagai

Mat Feagai
Personal information
Full nameMathew Feagai[1]
Born (2001-02-14) 14 February 2001 (age 23)
Hastings, New Zealand
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight96 kg (15 st 2 lb)
Playing information
PositionCentre, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2021– St. George Illawarra 60 23 0 0 92
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2022– Samoa 1 1 0 0 4
Source: [2]
As of 7 September 2024
RelativesMax Feagai (twin brother)

Mathew Feagai (born 14 February 2001) is a New Zealand Samoa international rugby league footballer who plays as a winger or centre for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Background

Feagai was born in Hastings, New Zealand, and is of Samoan and Tokelauan descent. His twin brother, Max Feagai, also plays rugby league.[3]

Career

Early career

Feagai played his junior rugby league at the Leeton Greens in Group 20 Rugby League.

In 2019, he was selected for both the New South Wales Under-18's team[4] and the Australian Schoolboys team after an impressive year where he won the 2019 S. G. Ball Cup with the Illawarra Steelers.

2021

Feagai made his debut in round 9 of the 2021 NRL season for St. George Illawarra in their 32–12 victory against Canterbury-Bankstown, scoring a try. Feagai played eight games throughout the season as St. George Illawarra finished 11th and missed the finals.[5]

2022

During round 6 of the 2022 NRL season Feagai scored a double as the St. George Illawarra in their 21-16 win over the Newcastle Knights.[6]

In round 25, Feagai scored two tries for St. George Illawarra in their victory over Brisbane.[7]

In October Feagai was named in the Samoa squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.[8]

2023

In round 12 of the 2023 NRL season, Feagai scored the winning try for St. George Illawarra in the last minute of the match as they defeated the Sydney Roosters 24-22 at Kogarah Oval.[9] Feagai would play a total of 23 games for the club in the 2023 NRL season as they finished 16th on the table.[10]

2024

In round 14 of the 2024 NRL season, Feagai scored two tries for St. George Illawarra in their 56-14 victory over the Wests Tigers.[11] Feagai signed a two-year extension with the club until the end of 2026.[12] In round 26, he scored a hat-trick in the clubs 44-40 loss against Parramatta. It was the most points scored in a game by a losing team in NSWRL/NRL history.[13]

Statistics

Season Team Pld T G FG P
2021 St. George Illawarra Dragons 8 3 - - 12
2022 20 10 - - 40
2023 23 4 16
2024 9 6 24
Totals 60 23 0 0 92

References

  1. ^ NRL profile
  2. ^ "Max Feagai - Career Stats & Summary -". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  3. ^ Chisholm, Ed (25 August 2020). "St. George Illawarra Dragons re-sign bright youngsters Mat and Max Feagai". Sporting News. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  4. ^ "NSWRL announces NSW Under-18s Men's squad". New South Wales Rugby League. 22 May 2019. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Round 9 NRL team lists". National Rugby League. 4 May 2021. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Dragons v Knights - Round 6, 2022". National Rugby League.
  7. ^ "North Queensland hammers Penrith 38-8 on NRL finals eve, Brisbane Broncos' season comes to an end". ABC News. 3 September 2022.
  8. ^ Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021
  9. ^ "Eels upset Rabbitohs 36-16 to snap losing NRL run, Dragons snatch 24-22 victory over Roosters". ABC News. 19 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Hunt call that could define Flanagan era; glaring hole that must be filled: Brutal Review". www.foxsports.com.au. 6 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Lomax's historic 32-pt blitz as Dragons condemn 'dreadful' Tigers: What we learned". www.foxsports.com.au. 7 June 2024.
  12. ^ Pryde, Scott (6 July 2024). "Dragons confirm re-signing of young outside back". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Dragons 'fall apart'... then make NRL history in crazy near-comeback for ages". www.foxsports.com.au. 31 August 2024.
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