Mat Feagai (born 14 February 2001) is a Samoa international

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in the

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Background

Feagai was born in

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, New Zealand, and is of Samoan and Tokelauan descent. He has a twin brother, Max Feagai, who also plays for the Dragons.

Career

Early career

Feagai played his junior rugby league at the Leeton Greens in

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. In 2019, he was selected for both the New South Wales Under-18's team and the Australian Schoolboys team after an impressive year where he won the 2019

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with the

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2021

Feagai made his debut in round 9 of the

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for

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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.

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

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. In October Feagai was named in the Samoa squad for the

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Statistics

References

External links

Dragons profileSamoa profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Feagai, Max 2001 births Living people New Zealand rugby league players New Zealand sportspeople of Samoan descent New Zealand people of Tokelauan descent Rugby league wingers People from Hastings, New Zealand Rugby league players from Hawke's Bay Region St. George Illawarra Dragons players