Samuel Israel Matenga (born 8 May 1998) is a New Zealand
rugby union
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player who plays for in the
Bunnings NPC competition and the in
Super Rugby
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. His position is
prop
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.
Tasman
Matenga made his debut for in Round 5 of the
2019 Mitre 10 Cup against at
Pukekohe Stadium in
Auckland
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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
2021 Bunnings NPC
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as Tasman again made the premiership final, this time losing to 23–20.
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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