Legi Matiu
Appearance
Date of birth | 17 January 1969 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 117 kg (18 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Legi Matiu (born 17 January 1969, in Auckland) is a former New Zealand-born rugby union player who has represented France playing at lock and number eight.
Legi Matiu played in 19 European competition games, including eight in the European Cup with Biarritz and 11 European challenge with Biarritz and FC Grenoble. His first international cap for France was on 5 February 2000 against Wales, and his second and last on 19 February 2000 the same year against England.