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Mat Feagai
New Zealand rugby league footballer
Mathew Feagai (born 14 February 2001) is a Samoa international rugby league footballer who plays as a winger or centre for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League (NRL).
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| Full name | Mathew Feagai[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2001-02-14) 14 February 2001 (age 23) Hastings, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre, Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [2] As of 7 June 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Feagai was born in Hastings, New Zealand, and is of Samoan and Tokelauan descent. He has a twin brother, Max Feagai, who also plays for the Dragons.[3]
Early career
Feagai played his junior rugby league at the Leeton Greens in Group 20 Rugby League.
In 2019, he was selected for both the New South Wales Under-18's team[4] and the Australian Schoolboys team after an impressive year where he won the 2019 S. G. Ball Cup with the Illawarra Steelers.
2021
Feagai made his debut in round 9 of the 2021 NRL season for St. George Illawarra 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.[5]
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.[6]
In round 25, Feagai scored two tries for St. George Illawarra in their victory over Brisbane.[7]
In October Feagai was named in the Samoa squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.[8]
2023
In round 12 of the 2023 NRL season, Feagai scored the winning try for St. George Illawarra in the last minute of the match as they defeated the Sydney Roosters 24-22 at Kogarah Oval.[9] Feagai would play a total of 23 games for the club in the 2023 NRL season as they finished 16th on the table.[10]
2024
In round 14 of the 2024 NRL season, Feagai scored two tries for St. George Illawarra in their 56-14 victory over the Wests Tigers.[11]
Statistics
| Season | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
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| 2021 |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 8 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
| 2022 | 20 | 10 | - | - | 40 | |
| 2023 | 23 | 4 | 16 | |||
| Totals | 51 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
- "Max Feagai - Career Stats & Summary -". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- Chisholm, Ed (25 August 2020). "St. George Illawarra Dragons re-sign bright youngsters Mat and Max Feagai". Sporting News. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- "NSWRL announces NSW Under-18s Men's squad". New South Wales Rugby League. 22 May 2019. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- "Round 9 NRL team lists". National Rugby League. 4 May 2021. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- "Lomax's historic 32-pt blitz as Dragons condemn 'dreadful' Tigers: What we learned". www.foxsports.com.au.
