Samuel Israel Matenga (born 8 May 1998) is a New Zealand

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player who plays for in the Bunnings NPC competition and the in

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. His position is

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Tasman

Matenga made his debut for in Round 5 of the 2019 Mitre 10 Cup against at Pukekohe Stadium in

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. He played 3 games for Tasman in 2019. In September 2020 he was named in the Tasman Mako squad for the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup. Matenga was part of the side as the Mako went on to win their second premiership title in a row. He had a stand out season in the

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as Tasman again made the premiership final, this time losing to 23–20.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Matenga, Sam 1998 births Living people New Zealand rugby union players People educated at Gisborne Boys' High School Rugby union players from Gisborne, New Zealand Rugby union props Seattle Seawolves players Tasman rugby union players 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in the United States Crusaders (rugby union) players