Viliame Mata

Viliame Mata
Full name Viliame Sevaka Mata
Date of birth (1991-10-22) 22 October 1991
Place of birth Nakelo, Tailevu
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 5 12 in)
Weight 116 kg (256 lb)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Flanker/Lock
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2016– Edinburgh 0 (0)
Sevens national teams
Years Club / team Comps
2013– Fiji 10
Medal record
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro Team

Viliame Sevaka Mata (born 22 October 1991) is a Fijian rugby union player.[1] He is currently playing for the Fiji sevens. He made his debut for Fiji at the 2014 Wellington Sevens.

Career

Mata was born and raised in Nauluvatau, a small village in Nakelo, Tailevu[2] and was selected by Ben Ryan to represent the Fiji sevens team to the 2014 Wellington Sevens as a replacement for Pio Tuwai.[3]

Mata is a former rugby league player who went on to play for champion local 7's side, Davetalevu.[4] He studied at Suva Grammar School before moving to Ratu Kadavulevu School.[5]

Mata made the final Fiji squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[6]

In July 2016, Mata signed for Pro 12 side, Edinburgh for two-years and he joined the side after helping Fiji win Gold at the Olympics.[7]

References

  1. World Rugby Sevens Series (4 December 2015). "FIJI 7S Squads". Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  2. "Big Bill Ready For Olympics | Fiji Sun". fijisun.com.fj. Retrieved 2016-07-25. Nakelo, Tailevu
  3. "Mata jets out to Wellington at this hour". Fiji One. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
  4. "Mata's 7s series debut – Fiji Times Online". fijitimes.com. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
  5. Maciu Malo. "Dream comes true". Fiji Times. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
  6. Limited, Communications Fiji (2016-07-17). "Fiji 7s team to Rio Olympics announced". fijivillage.com. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
  7. "Viliame Mata: Edinburgh Rugby sign Fiji Olympic gold medallist". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
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