Legi Matiu (born 17 January 1969, in

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) is a former

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-born

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player who has represented

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playing at

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and number eight. Legi Matiu played in 19 European competition games, including eight in the European Cup with Biarritz and 11 European challenge with

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and

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. His first international cap for

was on 5 February 2000 against

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, and his second and last on 19 February 2000 the same year against

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External links

Legi Matiu - France
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