Aotearoa Mata'u

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Aotearoa Mata'u
Date of birth (1997-05-02) 2 May 1997 (age 24)
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight133 kg (293 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop, Loose Forward
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016–2017 New Zealand 8 (5)
Medal record
Women's rugby union
Representing  New Zealand
Women's Rugby World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2017 Ireland Team competition

Aotearoa Mata'u (born 2 May 1997) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She made her Black Ferns debut in 2016 against Australia. She was named in the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup squad.[1][2]

In 2018, Mata'u featured in a YouTube video that highlighted her fending off five defenders in a try-scoring run by the giant prop for her Portugese club, Sporting.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Black Ferns squad for 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup named". All Blacks. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Black Ferns World Cup squad named". RNZ. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Rugby: Giant Black Ferns prop Katie Mata'u on a rampage in Europe". NZ Herald. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2022.

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