Hoani Matenga

Hoani Matenga

Birth name	Hoani Meihana Matenga
Date of birth	(1987-04-13) 13 April 1987
Place of birth	Christchurch, New Zealand
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	93 kg (205 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock, Flanker, Number 8 Current team Bay of Plenty Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2008–2010 2011–2017 2013–2014 2015–2016 2016 2017–2018 2018– Otago Stade Montois Kubota Spears Wellington Blues Alcobendas Bay of Plenty 26 34 13 22 9 17 9 (5) (0) (0) (15) (0) (5) (0) Correct as of 17 March 2019 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2006 2018 New Zealand U19 Māori All Blacks 5 1 (0) (0) Correct as of 4 November 2018

Hoani Matenga is a professional rugby player who plays for Stade Montois. He can play in the position of either lock or loose forward. Born in Christchurch, he attended Christchurch Boys' High School and played for their first XV. In 2009, Matenga graduated from the University of Otago with degrees in marketing and tourism.

Matenga made his starting debut for Otago in their Ranfurly Shield challenge against Canterbury on 12 September 2009. He was a part of the Highlanders' wider training squad for the 2010 Super Rugby season. In 2011 he signed with Stade Montois in France. Looking for a better salary and easier rugby Matenga signed with the Kubota Spears in the Top League in Japan for the 2012-13 season.

On the 28 October 2015 Matenga was named in the Template:Rut Blues squad for the 2016 Super Rugby Season.

Matenga was originally a part of the New Zealand band, Six60, playing as a Bass guitarist.