Peter Mata'utia

Peter Mata'utia
Mata'utia playing for the Knights in 2012.
Personal information
Nickname Pete[1]
Born (1990-11-12) 12 November 1990
Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 95 kg (14 st 13 lb)
Playing information
Position Centre, Fullback, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2011–12 Newcastle Knights 6 2 0 0 8
2014–16 St. George Illawarra Dragons 35 11 0 0 44
2016– Newcastle Knights 11 3 0 0 12
Total 52 16 0 0 64
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2009–14 Samoa 2 0 2 0 4
As of 6 August 2016
Source: [2]

Peter Mata'utia (pronounced ma-ta-oo-tee-a)[3] (born 12 November 1990) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League. He plays at centre, fullback and wing. He previously played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons.

Background

Born in Bankstown, New South Wales, Mata'utia is of Samoan descent[4] and played his junior rugby league for the Bankstown Cougars. He then moved to Newcastle, New South Wales and played for Raymond Terrace, before being signed by the Newcastle Knights.

Mata'utia is the older brother of Knights teammates Chanel Mata'utia, Pat Mata'utia and Sione Mata'utia.[5]

Playing career

Mata'utia playing for the Knights in 2009.

Early career

From 2008 to 2010, Mata'utia played for the Newcastle Knights' NYC team,[6] scoring over 300 points in 44 games.[7] In August 2008, he played for the Australian Schoolboys.[8][9] On 17 October 2009, he played for Samoa against the Cook Islands in the 2009 Pacific Cup.[10]

2011

In 2011, Mata'utia graduated to the Knights' New South Wales Cup team, Central Coast Centurions. In Round 11 of the 2011 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Knights against the Sydney Roosters,[11] scoring a try on debut.[12] On 17 June, he re-signed with the Knights on a 2-year contract, turning down offers from three rival teams.[13] He finished his debut season having played in five games and scoring two tries.[14]

2012

In July, Mata'utia was admitted to hospital after suffering a crushed larynx in a New South Wales Cup game for the Knights. He received an emergency tracheostomy after he was unable to breathe during a scan on his neck. He was ruled out for the rest of the season,[15] after only playing one NRL game for the Knights that year.[16]

2013

On 17 July, Mata'utia played for the New South Wales Residents against the Queensland Residents.[17][18] On 23 August, he signed a 2-year contract with the St. George Illawarra Dragons starting in 2014, after failing to break into the Knights' first-grade team in 2013.[19][20] On 22 September, he was named at centre in the 2013 New South Wales Cup Team of the Year.[21]

2014

On 3 May, Mata'utia returned to the Samoan side against Fiji in the 2014 Pacific Rugby League International.[22] In Round 10 of the 2014 NRL season, he made his club debut for the Dragons against the Parramatta Eels.[23] On 8 September, he was named in the Samoan train-on squad for the 2014 Four Nations,[24] later making the final 24-man squad for Samoa,[25][26] however he was unable to compete in the tournament due to passport issues.[27]

2015

On 3 May, Mata'utia again played for the New South Wales Residents against the Queensland Residents, this time alongside his brother Chanel.[28] On 24 June, he re-signed with the Dragons on a 2-year contract.[29]

2016

On 20 April, he signed a  1 1⁄2-year contract to return to the Newcastle Knights starting effective immediately, after being released from his Dragons contract.[30][31]

References

  1. ↑ Dillon, Robert (19 March 2012). "Bennett lays down law to drunken Knight Mata'utia". The Newcastle Herald.
  2. ↑ "Peter Mata'utia - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  3. ↑ Double debut for Mata'utias. newcastleknights.com.au. 24 July 2014
  4. ↑ "Mata'utias choose family over country". NRL.com. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  5. ↑ Sione's set to debut. newcastleknights.com.au. 23 July 2014
  6. ↑ "M". Nyc Database. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  7. ↑ "rleague.com - Mata'utia Peter". Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  8. ↑ "2008 Australian Schoolboys Team Announced - Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League". Fox Sports Pulse. 2008-09-20. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  9. ↑ "A.S.S.R.L., Australian Secondary School Rugby League, Australian Schoolboys". Ourfootyteam.com. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  10. ↑ "2009 Pacific Cup: Squads". NRL.com. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  11. ↑ NRL 2011 - Round 11 - Rugby League Project
  12. ↑ "Home | Live Scores & Latest News". Fox Sports. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  13. ↑ Dillon, Robert (16 June 2011). "Mata'uti opts to stay in Hunter". The Newcastle Herald.
  14. ↑ "Custom Match List". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  15. ↑ Toohey, Barry (24 July 2012). "Newcastle Knights utility Peter Mata'utia cheats death". The Daily Telegraph.
  16. ↑ "Custom Match List". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  17. ↑ NRL. "VB NSW Cup Rep Squad named". NSWRL. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  18. ↑ Dillon, Robert (11 July 2013). "Mantellato has a point to prove". The Newcastle Herald.
  19. ↑ Dragons.com.au (2013-08-23). "Dragons add depth for 2014". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  20. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20130826063352/http://www.dragons.com.au/news-display/dragons/82629. Archived from the original on 26 August 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  21. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20140111155627/http://www.nswrl.com.au/default.aspx?s=article-display&id=84880&title=2013-nswrlcomau-vb-nsw-cup-team-of-the-year---announcement. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  22. ↑ "NRL big guns for Samoa, Fiji teams". NRL.com. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  23. ↑ "NRL 2014 - Round 10". Rugby League Project. 2014-05-17. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  24. ↑ Samoa train on squad announced. Zero Tackle. 8 September 2014
  25. ↑ Toa Samoa name Four Nations squad. NRL.com. 7 October 2014
  26. ↑ Zero Tackle (2014-10-07). "Toa Samoa name Four Nations squad". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  27. ↑ Mata'utia: Putting In The Hard Yards Early. dragons.com.au. 20 November 2014
  28. ↑ "Representative Round team lists". NRL.com. 2015-04-28. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  29. ↑ Dragons.com.au (2015-06-24). "Dragons re-sign Peter Mata'utia". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  30. ↑ "Knights sign Peter Mata'utia". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
  31. ↑ "Peter Mata'utia leaves Dragons". NRL.com. 2016-02-28. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
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