Mat Feagai

Mat Feagai (born 14 February 2001) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger or centre for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL.

Mat Feagai
Personal information
Full nameMathew Feagai
Born (2001-02-14) 14 February 2001
Hastings, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight96 kg (15 st 2 lb)
Playing information
PositionCentre, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2021– St. George Illawarra 13 5 0 0 20
As of 17 April 2022
Source: [1]

Background

Feagai was born in Hastings, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand and is of Samoan descent. He has a twin brother, Max Feagai, who also plays for the Dragons.[2]

Career

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[3] 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.[4]

References

  1. "Max Feagai - Career Stats & Summary -". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  2. 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 January 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  3. "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.
  4. "Round 9 NRL team lists". National Rugby League. 4 May 2021. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
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